Chirah
Chirah is a revenue village in Jokihat block, Araria district, Bihar. It had a population of 3,008 in 619 households (Census 2011).
Are you from Chirah?Claim it — it's free.
3,008 souls. 619 homes.
Jokihat block, Araria district, Bihar.
Chirah today
- Cabbage₹2,000Thakurganj APMC · 5 Nov 2026
- Onion₹5,000Thakurganj APMC · 5 Nov 2026
- Potato₹1,500Thakurganj APMC · 5 Nov 2026
Happy Diwali 2026 to every family of Chirah (चीरह), Jokihat block, Araria!
Diwali 2026 in Chirah
Bihar's official 2026 holiday list: Deepawali (Diwali) on Sunday 8 November 2026; Chitragupta Puja / Bhai Dooj on Tuesday 10 November 2026.
- Add Chirah's Diwali event
- Write about how Chirah celebrates
- Diwali 2026 in Araria district →
- Diwali dates in every state →
A moderator reviews every event and post before it appears.
Chirah at a glance
Chirah is a mid-sized village of Jokihat block: 3,008 people in 619 households (Census 2011), 44th of its 98 inhabited villages by population. Literacy stood at 56.1%, above Araria district's 52.3% (Jokihat block: 53.0%), while the sex ratio was 961 women per 1,000 men, above the district's 923. It falls under Chirah gram panchayat (LGD) and uses PIN code 854311, served by Chirah post office. The village covers 646 hectares — about 6.5 km², or roughly 465 people per km² (Census 2011). For elections it falls in the Jokihat assembly constituency and the Araria Lok Sabha constituency.
Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026
Gram panchayat: Chirah →
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Are you the sarpanch of Chirah? Verify with your election certificate or a panchayat letter to publish official updates here. Verify as sarpanch
Suggest an edit · Edit history
Official dataCensus 2011 · LGD, updated 21 Oct 2026
- Development block
- Jokihat (जोकीहाट) Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as of 2026-10-29
- Self-help groups
- 4 self-help groups with 25 members (2025-26) Source: Ministry of Rural Development (DAY-NRLM), Village-wise Self Help Group and Members Count, data.gov.in (GODL-India), retrieved 2026-10-30
Gram panchayat
Chirah is in the Chirah (चिरह) gram panchayat.
Other villages in Chirah
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
How Chirah compares
By population, Chirah ranks #44 of 98 inhabited villages in Jokihat block.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
Official dataCensus 2011
What Chirah had in Census 2011
- Primary school Available · 3 in the village
- Primary health centre (PHC) Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
- Treated tap water Not available
- All-weather road Not available · nearest more than 10 km away
- Public bus service Not available · nearest more than 10 km away
- Power for homes Not available
- Commercial bank Not available · nearest more than 10 km away
- Mobile phone coverage Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Page completeness · 1/5
- Photo
- History & about
- Sarpanch verified
- Festival or jatara
- School information
Missing — can you add it?Add a photoSuggest an editVerify as sarpanchAdd an event
Add what you know →Notice board · Chirah
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Villages sharing pincode 854311
Post office: Chirah
Other villages in Jokihat block
View all 102 →Chirah — Census 2011 to estimated 2026
Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)
Method: the Census 2011 count × Bihar's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+27.1%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.
Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26
Population, education & work
- Population
- 3,008Census 2011
- Male / female
- 1,534 / 1,474
- Households
- 619
- People per home
- 4.9
- Literacy rate
- 56.1%literates ÷ people aged 7+
- Workers
- 1,006
- Work participation
- 33.4%workers ÷ population
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
Official dataCensus 2011
Chirah on the map
The pin is an approximate location, within about 2 km, from the village's own post office in India Post's directory — not the exact site of Chirah. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Chirah · 26.0890° N, 87.5717° E
Electoral profile
Listed in this constituency by the Local Government Directory (LGD) and checked against map locations nearby. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); Election Commission of India, Bihar Assembly 2025 results site (archived copy, Wayback Machine).
Latest posts from the village
No posts from this village yet. Be the first villager to add one.
Write a postEssential services & places near Chirah
Chirah isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Jokihat block, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Banks, ATMs & post offices268 in Araria district
Post office
Post office
Post office
Hospitals & clinics262 in Araria district
Hospital
MAIN MARKET
Hospital
Jokihat Main Market
Primary / community health centre
Harwa
Schools & anganwadis1 in Araria district
Colleges & universities1 in Araria district
Temples4 in Araria district
Mosques1 in Araria district
Transport14 in Araria district
Agriculture services1 in Araria district
All places in Jokihat block (12) →Places of worship in Chirah →Suggest a missing place
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel. openstreetmap.org/copyright Bank branches: RBI IFSC lists (via github.com/razorpay/ifsc, public domain). Post offices: India Post, All India Pincode Directory (data.gov.in, GODL-India).
People often ask about Chirah
Where is Chirah located?
Chirah is a village in Jokihat block of Araria district, Bihar, India.
Which district is Chirah in?
Chirah is in Araria district of Bihar.
Which gram panchayat does Chirah belong to?
Chirah comes under the Chirah gram panchayat.
How is Chirah written in the local script?
Chirah is written चीरह.
What is the pincode of Chirah?
The pincode of Chirah, Jokihat, Araria is 854311.
What is the population of Chirah?
As per the 2011 Census, Chirah had a population of 3,008 (1,534 males and 1,474 females).
How many households are there in Chirah?
Chirah had 619 households at the 2011 Census.
What is the area of Chirah?
Chirah covers about 646 hectares.
What is the literacy rate of Chirah?
The literacy rate of Chirah was 56.1% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
What is the sex ratio of Chirah?
Chirah had 961 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Chirah in?
Chirah is in the Araria Lok Sabha constituency.
Who is the MP for Chirah?
Pradeep Kumar Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Araria Lok Sabha seat, which includes Chirah, in 2024.
Which assembly constituency is Chirah in?
Chirah is in the Jokihat assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Who is the MLA for Chirah?
Mohammad Murshid Alam (All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen) won the Jokihat assembly seat, which includes Chirah, in 2025.
Which development block is Chirah in?
Chirah is in the Jokihat (जोकीहाट) development block (Local Government Directory).
What is the LGD code of Chirah?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Chirah is 222177 and its Census 2011 village code is 222177.
Which villages are near Chirah?
Villages near Chirah include Jokihat (about 8.5 km), Araria (about 12 km), Jalalgarh (about 15 km), Sauntha (about 20 km), Semaria (about 20 km).
What is the population of Chirah in 2026?
No census has been taken since 2011. Scaling Chirah's Census 2011 population of 3,008 by Bihar's official RGI projection (+27.1% from 2011 to 2026) gives an estimate of about 3,820 people in 2026. This is an estimate, not a census count; the next Census will replace it.
Who is the sarpanch of Chirah?
The sarpanch of Chirah has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
- Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
- Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
- 2026 estimates: Census 2011 × the state's growth in the RGI / National Commission on Population projections 2011–2036 (Table 21)
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
- Sarpanch: shown only when a sarpanch has verified with an election certificate (none for this village yet)
- Report a correction
What do you need to find near Chirah?
- Hospital
- PHC / clinic
- Pharmacy
- School
- Bank
- ATM
- Post office
- Market
- Police
- Petrol bunk
- Bus stop
- Railway station
Opens an OpenStreetMap search. Results come from OpenStreetMap contributors and may be incomplete.
Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for November: 7.4 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.
District climate page →No market in Araria district has reported prices in the last 14 days. Nearest mandi reports: Thakurganj APMC, Kishanganj district — about 51 km away, straight-line.
Latest reports up to 5 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabbage · Cabbage | Thakurganj APMC | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Onion · Medium | Thakurganj APMC | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Potato · Desi | Thakurganj APMC | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Apple · American | Thakurganj APMC | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Cauliflower · African Sarson | Thakurganj APMC | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 4 Nov 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Chirah's shops. Best mandi price near Chirah →
Official dataAgmarknet, 5 Nov 2026
Distances are approximate (the village's own post office in India Post's directory).
All villages near Chirah →Compare Chirah with… →All villages in Jokihat →