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Chirand

चिरांड
Chapra mandal
Pincode 841211
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Chirand is a village in Chapra mandal, Saran district, Bihar, with a population of 2,971 across 520 households and a literacy rate of 49.3%. The village has railway access nearby and is located at coordinates 25.736°N, 84.825°E.

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LGD code
233674
Pincode
841211
Post office
Gultenganj
Population
2,971
Households
520
Literacy rate
49.3%
Sex ratio
857 ♀/1000♂
Workers
771
Distance to district centre
102 km
Distance to mandal centre
70 km
Distance to Patna
35 km
Distance to Kolkata
503 km
Nearest railway station
Goldinganj · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Arogya Seva Sadan · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chirand compares

By population, Chirand ranks #31 of 109 villages in Chapra mandal.

Literacy rate
%
49.3%
−4.7% vs mandal average
Chirand
49.3%
Chapra mandal
54.0%
Saran district
54.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
857
−40 vs mandal average
Chirand
857
Chapra mandal
897
Household size
people per home
5.7
−0.7 vs mandal average
Chirand
5.7
Chapra mandal
6.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chirand at a glance

Chirand is a village of 2,971 people in 520 households (Census 2011) in Chapra block, Saran district, Bihar, the 31st-largest of 109 villages in Chapra block. Literacy is 49%, 5 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 857 women per 1,000 men. It lies 102 km from the Saran district centre, 9 km from Kita Chauhattar, the nearest town, 2 km from Goldinganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 841211, served by Gultenganj post office; the LGD village code is 233674. The nearest hospital or health centre is Arogya Seva Sadan, 9 km away. The village votes in Patepur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lakhendra Kumar Raushan. The population is estimated at 3,503 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chirand

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chirand · this village2,97149%
Kita Chauhattar · Maner9.3 km SE
Kita Chauhattar · Maner35,60841%9.3 km SE
Sisai · Barauli9.8 km NW
Sisai · Mashrakh2,57740%9.8 km NW
Sisai · Baniapur3,49061%9.8 km NW
Sisai · Gaunaha21730%9.8 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chirand

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
CHAPRA
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
12
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHIRAND
Total area (ha)
102
Irrigated area (ha)
76.7
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Chirand

LGD code
233674
Pincode
841211
Post office
Gultenganj
Population (Census 2011)
2,971
Population (projected 2026)
3,503
Households
520
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
857
Literacy rate
49.3%
Coordinates
25.73601°N, 84.82461°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Ujiarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Patepur
Member of Parliament
Nityanand Rai
Member of Legislative Assembly
Lakhendra Kumar Raushan
Block / Mandal
Chapra
Nearest railway station
Goldinganj (2.0 km)
Getting there

How to reach Chirand

Mandal centre
Chapra · ≈ 70 km
≈ 2 h 24 min by car · 2 h 51 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Saran · ≈ 102 km
≈ 3 h 29 min by car · 4 h 9 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 35,608 people
Kita Chauhattar · ≈ 9.3 km
≈ 19 min by car · 23 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna35 kmcapital
  • Kolkata503 km
  • Delhi818 km
  • Hyderabad1136 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGoldinganj2 km
  • Hospital / PHCArogya Seva Sadan9 km
  • ATM / bankCANARA BANK9 km
  • Petrol pumpAAGARWAL PETROL PUMP8 km
  • CollegeBindeshwar Singh College26 km
  • Police stationPOLICE LINE CHHAPRA GROUND8 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Goldinganj2.0 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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