# Chiraia Village, Salkhua, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Salkhua, Saharsa 

# Chiraia

Chiraia is a village in Salkhua sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852106**. The 2011 Census counted **5,254 people in 954 households**, the 8th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 17.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.0%.

- 5,254people (2011)
- 954households
- 17.9%literacy
- 852106PIN code

## Chiraia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chiraia is 852106.** Chiraia falls in Salkhua sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852106
- Gram panchayatAlani, Gordah
- Community development blockSalkhua
- Census village code226650

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?

- Salkhua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)41 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)41 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 59% of the 961 hectares of village land is sown, and 299 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, 3 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chiraia · ■ Salkhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**90%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**23%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**25%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****65%**

**43%

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).

## What is the population of Chiraia?

■ Chiraia · ■ Salkhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****17.9%**

**41.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1092**

**947

Working population ****31.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 24.0% for men and 10.5% for women. 43% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 124 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 604 (36%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (1%) · **■** Marginal 915 (55%)

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 Salkhua

- Utesra8,251 people
- Harewa7,941 people
- Alani6,485 people
- Koparia6,056 people
- Haransari4,939 people
- Situahi4,554 people
- Gauspur4,501 people
- Kotwalia4,435 people

[All 43 villages in Salkhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/salkhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chiraia?852106
- How far is Chiraia from Saharsa?41 km by road
- What is the population of Chiraia?5,254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiraia in?Saharsa district (Salkhua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chiraia?17.9% (Census 2011)