# Chiraia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Purba Champaran, Bihar 

# Chiraia

Chiraia is a sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. At the 2011 Census it had **276,809 people**, no towns and 41 villages (41 inhabited). The largest village is Khartari (38,978 people).

- 276,809people (2011)
- 41villages
- 0towns
- 50.1%literacy

## Population of Chiraia compared with Purba Champaran

■ Chiraia · ■ Purba Champaran district

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**933

Working population ****32.1%**

**34.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chiraia

Of every 100 households in Chiraia in 2011, 7 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chiraia · ■ Purba Champaran district

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****36%**

**41%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Chiraia

- Khartari · 38,978 people
- Rampur · 21,637 people
- Mahuawa · 18,599 people
- Haraj Nurullahpur · 15,593 people
- Mirpur · 15,509 people
- Semra · 14,041 people
- Bara Jairam · 13,001 people
- Dipahi Dharharwa · 10,392 people
- Sirauna · 10,102 people
- Madhopur · 9,503 people
- Pakri Kapur · 9,062 people
- Rupahra · 6,829 people
- Madhubani · 6,269 people
- Misrauliya · 5,741 people
- Sharaun Garh · 5,680 people
- Khorha · 5,207 people

[All 41 villages in Chiraia →](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Chiraia?41 (41 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiraia in?Purba Champaran district, Bihar
- What is the population of Chiraia?276,809 (Census 2011)