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About Chairen Village

Chairen is a mid sized village in Moirang tehsil, in the district of Bishnupur, Manipur. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 785, made up of 398 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 867.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 795133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chairen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chairen village
Description Value
State Manipur
District Bishnupur
Tehsil Moirang
Pincode 795133
Area (hectares) 867.01 hectares
Population 785
Male Population 398
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chairen compares

By the 2011 count Chairen is the 17th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,558 residents. Its 867.01 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 973.

Getting to Chairen

Chairen is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chairen as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chairen from other places

Chairen lies about 32 km from Bishnupur, and the nearest railway station is Imphal, about 46 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 Chairen
Tehsil headquarters Moirang 18 km
Nearest town Churāchāndpur 18 km
District headquarters Bishnupur 32 km
Nearest railway station Imphal 46 km

Villages closest to Chairen

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chairen village had a population of 785. That makes it the 17th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,558 residents.

Chairen village has 398 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chairen has about 972 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Chairen is 795133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chairen covers 867.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chairen falls under Moirang tehsil of Bishnupur district in Manipur.

The nearest railway station to Chairen is Imphal, about 46 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 village for Chairen.

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

Chairen is in Moirang tehsil of Bishnupur district. Moirang is about 18 km away. Churāchāndpur is about 18 km away. Bishnupur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tangjeng (3.5 km), Wangoo Ahallup (3.7 km) and Wangoo Keirap (3.7 km).

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

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