# Chiraia Village, Baisi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Chiraia

Chiraia is a village in Baisi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,627 people in 1,771 households**, the 2nd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 8,627people (2011)
- 1,771households
- 42.7%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Chiraia PIN code and other codes

Chiraia falls in Baisi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChiraia
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code224048

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chiraia from nearby towns?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)40 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)40 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 Chiraia?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Chiraia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baisi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 h winter

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 Chiraia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 476 hectares of village land is sown, and 284 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 Chiraia

Of every 100 households in Chiraia in 2011, 4 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chiraia · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**20%

Television ****5%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**44%

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 Chiraia?

■ Chiraia · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.7%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934**

**956

Working population ****26.7%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.8% for men and 31.5% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 618 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,314 (57%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 218 (9%) · **■** Marginal 146 (6%)

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 Baisi

- Asja Mawaia9,199 people
- Khutia6,438 people
- Ganghar6,051 people
- Bairia5,823 people
- Minapur5,372 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chiraia from Purnia?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chiraia?8,627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiraia in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chiraia?42.7% (Census 2011)