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About Chiri Village

Chiri is a small village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 230 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326515
Area (hectares) 198.52 hectares
Population 452
Male Population 230
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiri compares

By the 2011 count Chiri is the 120th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 198.52 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Chiri

Chiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chiri as Available within 5 - 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 Chiri from other places

Chiri lies about 98 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Talavli, about 8.6 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 Chiri
Nearest railway station Talavli 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangdhar 11 km
Nearest town Alot 14 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 98 km

Villages closest to Chiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiri village had a population of 452. That makes it the 120th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Chiri village has 230 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiri has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Chiri is 326515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiri covers 198.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chiri falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chiri is Talavli, about 8.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chiri.

Chiri is about 98 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiri is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Talavli is about 8.6 km away. Gangdhar is about 11 km away. Alot is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somchiri (under 2 km), Keloo Khera (under 2 km) and Lakha Kheri Parmar (1.5 km).

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

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