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About Chiraiya Village

Chiraiya is a mid sized village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 800, made up of 422 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.24 hectares hectares.

Chiraiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiraiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 210.24 hectares
Population 800
Male Population 422
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Chiraiya compares

By the 2011 count Chiraiya is the 356th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 210.24 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Chiraiya

Chiraiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chiraiya 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 Chiraiya from other places

Chiraiya lies about 49 km from Bahraich, and the nearest railway station is Mihinpurwa, 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 Chiraiya
Nearest railway station Mihinpurwa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanpara 21 km
Nearest town Nānpāra 21 km
District headquarters Bahraich 49 km

Villages closest to Chiraiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiraiya village had a population of 800. That makes it the 356th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Chiraiya village has 422 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiraiya has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

Chiraiya covers 210.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chiraiya falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chiraiya is Mihinpurwa, 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 Chiraiya.

Chiraiya is about 49 km from Bahraich in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiraiya is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. Mihinpurwa is about 13 km away. Nanpara is about 21 km away. Nānpāra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chikaniya (under 2 km), Gulariha Jagtapur (1.6 km) and Shahpur Kalan (2.7 km).

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

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