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About Charakam Village

Charakam is a mid sized village in Kasimkota tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,025, made up of 530 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 677 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charakam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charakam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Kasimkota
Pincode 531031
Area (hectares) 677 hectares
Population 1,025
Male Population 530
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charakam compares

By the 2011 count Charakam is the 21st largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,587 residents. Its 677 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Charakam

Charakam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Charakam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charakam from other places

Charakam lies about 25 km from Kasimkota, and the nearest railway station is Duvvada, about 5.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Charakam
Nearest town Visakhapatnam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Duvvada 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasimkota 25 km

Villages closest to Charakam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasimkota tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Charakam

As per the Census of India 2011, Charakam village had a population of 1,025. That makes it the 21st largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,587 residents.

Charakam village has 530 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charakam has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Charakam is 531031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charakam covers 677 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charakam falls under Kasimkota tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charakam is Duvvada, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Charakam.

Charakam is about 25 km from Kasimkota in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charakam is in Kasimkota tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Visakhapatnam is about under 2 km away. Duvvada is about 5.9 km away. Kasimkota is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atcherla (under 2 km), Somavaram (23 km) and Sundarayyapeta (23 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Charakam today is likely to be higher.

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