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About Chirai Village

Chirai is a mid sized village in Kesli tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 294 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 409.24 hectares hectares.

Chirai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Kesli
Area (hectares) 409.24 hectares
Population 549
Male Population 294
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirai compares

By the 2011 count Chirai is the 72nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 409.24 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Chirai

Chirai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chirai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chirai from other places

Chirai lies about 43 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Girwar, about 42 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 Chirai
Tehsil headquarters Kesli 7.8 km
Nearest town Deori Khās 18 km
Nearest railway station Girwar 42 km
District headquarters Sagar 43 km

Villages closest to Chirai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kesli 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 Chirai

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirai village had a population of 549. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Chirai village has 294 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirai has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Chirai covers 409.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chirai falls under Kesli tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chirai is Girwar, about 42 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chirai.

Chirai is about 43 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirai is in Kesli tehsil of Sagar district. Kesli is about 7.8 km away. Deori Khās is about 18 km away. Girwar is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaruwa (2.1 km), Saudhana (2.2 km) and Jaitpur (2.2 km).

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

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