About Charsia Village

Charsia is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,880, made up of 981 males and 899 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363 hectares hectares.

Charsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charsia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Barahat
Area (hectares)	363 hectares
Population	1,880
Male Population	981
Female Population	899
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
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 Charsia compares

By the 2011 count Charsia is the 22nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 363 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Charsia

Charsia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Charsia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charsia from other places

Charsia lies about 17 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 7.1 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 Charsia
Nearest railway station	Mandar Hill	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barahat	10 km
Nearest town	Godda	13 km
District headquarters	Banka	17 km

Villages closest to Charsia

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

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Common questions about Charsia

As per the Census of India 2011, Charsia village had a population of 1,880. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Charsia village has 981 males and 899 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charsia has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Charsia covers 363 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charsia falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Charsia is Mandar Hill, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Charsia.

Charsia is about 17 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charsia is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Mandar Hill is about 7.1 km away. Barahat is about 10 km away. Godda is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.