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About Char Ghat Village

Char Ghat is a large village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,143, made up of 2,181 males and 1,962 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 285 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Char Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Char Ghat village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 822166
Area (hectares) 285 hectares
Population 4,143
Male Population 2,181
Female Population 1,962
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Char Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Char Ghat is the 14th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents. Its 285 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

Getting to Char Ghat

Char Ghat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Char Ghat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Char Ghat from other places

Char Ghat lies about 141 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 11 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 Char Ghat
Nearest railway station Bithan 11 km
Nearest town Bakhri 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 27 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 141 km

Villages closest to Char Ghat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 Char Ghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Char Ghat village had a population of 4,143. That makes it the 14th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,302 residents.

Char Ghat village has 2,181 males and 1,962 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Char Ghat has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Char Ghat is 822166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Char Ghat covers 285 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Char Ghat falls under Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Char Ghat is Bithan, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Char Ghat.

Char Ghat is about 141 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Char Ghat is in Shahpur tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bithan is about 11 km away. Bakhri is about 19 km away. Shahpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudh Ghat (under 2 km), Bahoranpur Dakhinwar (3.7 km) and Milki Gopalpur (11 km).

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

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