# Chirand Village, Chapra, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chapra, Saran 

# Chirand

Chirand is a village in Chapra sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,971 people in 520 households**, the 31st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 2,971people (2011)
- 520households
- 61.1%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Chirand PIN code and other codes

Chirand falls in Chapra sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChirand
- Community development blockChapra
- Census village code233674

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

## How far is Chirand from nearby towns?

- Chapra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)12 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)12 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 Chirand?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Chirand; 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 · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Chapra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chapra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chapra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Chirand known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Chirand

Of every 100 households in Chirand in 2011, 10 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chirand · ■ Chapra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**89%

Use banking services ****59%**

**62%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****27%**

**16%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Chirand?

■ Chirand · ■ Chapra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**912

Working population ****26.0%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.8% for men and 50.9% for women. 43% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (12%) · **■** Household industry 24 (3%) · **■** Other work 141 (18%) · **■** Marginal 491 (64%)

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 Chapra

- Musehri3,178 people
- Bhairopur Nizamat3,090 people
- Makhdumganj3,085 people
- Mehian3,079 people
- Karinga2,786 people
- Panapur2,716 people
- Manupur Jahangir2,702 people
- Musehri Mahto2,672 people

[All 109 villages in Chapra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/chapra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chirand from Chhapra?12 km by road
- What is the population of Chirand?2,971 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirand in?Saran district (Chapra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chirand?61.1% (Census 2011)