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About Charaghar Village

Charaghar is a large village in Lakhipur tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,497, made up of 1,247 males and 1,250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.43 hectares hectares.

Charaghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charaghar village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Lakhipur
Area (hectares) 173.43 hectares
Population 2,497
Male Population 1,247
Female Population 1,250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charaghar compares

By the 2011 count Charaghar is the 70th largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents. Its 173.43 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Charaghar

Charaghar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Charaghar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chalitartol, Chandikhal F V, Chandrapur Pt Ii and Chandrapur Pt Iii. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Charaghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Charaghar village had a population of 2,497. That makes it the 70th largest of the 453 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,178 residents.

Charaghar village has 1,247 males and 1,250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charaghar has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Charaghar covers 173.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charaghar falls under Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The census record for Charaghar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Charaghar.

Charaghar is in Lakhipur tehsil of Cachar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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