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About Chirad Village

Chirad is a small village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 408, made up of 207 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.64 hectares hectares.

Chirad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Area (hectares) 262.64 hectares
Population 408
Male Population 207
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirad compares

By the 2011 count Chirad is the 165th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 262.64 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chirad

Chirad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chirad as Available within village. 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 Chirad from other places

Chirad lies about 52 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Vangani, about 18 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 Chirad
Tehsil headquarters Murbad 12 km
Nearest railway station Vangani 18 km
Nearest town Badlapur 20 km
District headquarters Thane 52 km

Villages closest to Chirad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirad village had a population of 408. That makes it the 165th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Chirad village has 207 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirad has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 977.

Chirad covers 262.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chirad falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chirad is Vangani, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chirad.

Chirad is about 52 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirad is in Murbad tehsil of Thane district. Murbad is about 12 km away. Vangani is about 18 km away. Badlapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agashi (2.8 km), Mohaghar (3.1 km) and Mohghar (3.1 km).

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

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