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About Chirch Village

Chirch is a small village in Tantnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 214 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirch village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tantnagar
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 192.96 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 214
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirch compares

By the 2011 count Chirch is the 60th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 847 residents. Its 192.96 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Chirch

Chirch is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chirch as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chirch from other places

Chirch lies about 32 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chirch
Tehsil headquarters Tantnagar 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 13 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 16 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 32 km

Villages closest to Chirch

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tantnagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chirch

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirch village had a population of 421. That makes it the 60th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 847 residents.

Chirch village has 214 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirch has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Chirch is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirch covers 192.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirch falls under Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chirch is Singhpokharia, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chirch.

Chirch is about 32 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirch is in Tantnagar tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Tantnagar is about 3.4 km away. Singhpokharia is about 13 km away. Chāībāsa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baduri (under 2 km), Dara (1.6 km) and Bara Kaita (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chirch today is likely to be higher.

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