# Chiraiya Village, Bhargama, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/bhargama/chiraiya/ Village · Bhargama, Araria # Chiraiya Chiraiya is a village in Bhargama sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,274 people in 903 households**, the 19th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%. - 4,274people (2011) - 903households - 54.8%literacy - 881females per 1,000 males ## Chiraiya PIN code and other codes Chiraiya falls in Bhargama sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChiraiya - Community development blockBhargama - Census village code221675 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chiraiya from nearby towns? - Bhargama (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Araria (district HQ)60 km by road - Banmankhi (nearest town)20 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Chiraiya? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Chiraiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhargaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Banbhakhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Banbhakhi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chiraiya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 504 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Chiraiya Of every 100 households in Chiraiya in 2011, 8 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chiraiya · ■ Bhargama rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **2% Toilet within the home ****13%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **92% Tap water ****10%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **99% Use banking services ****22%** **20% Television ****7%** **5% Mobile phone ****44%** **40% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Chiraiya? ■ Chiraiya · ■ Bhargama rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%** **50.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **940 Working population ****51.7%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.5% for men and 43.8% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 410 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 974 (44%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (2%) · **■** Marginal 768 (35%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Bhargama - Sirsia Kalan7,178 people - Rampuradi5,824 people - Dhanesri5,799 people - Shaikhpura5,517 people - Gamharia3,577 people - Hingua Jot3,446 people - Harpur Kalan3,406 people - Baija Patti3,013 people [All 67 villages in Bhargama](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/bhargama/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chiraiya from Araria?60 km by road - What is the population of Chiraiya?4,274 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chiraiya in?Araria district (Bhargama sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chiraiya?54.8% (Census 2011)