About Charan Village

Charan is a large village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,504, made up of 1,324 males and 1,180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Sikandra
Pincode	811315
Area (hectares)	259 hectares
Population	2,504
Male Population	1,324
Female Population	1,180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
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 Charan compares

By the 2011 count Charan is the 21st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Charan

Charan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Charan 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 Charan from other places

Charan lies about 14 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Kunder Halt, about 16 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 Charan
Tehsil headquarters	Sikandra	5.7 km
District headquarters	Jamui	14 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kunder Halt	16 km

Villages closest to Charan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charan village had a population of 2,504. That makes it the 21st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Charan village has 1,324 males and 1,180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charan has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Charan is 811315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charan covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charan falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Charan is Kunder Halt, about 16 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 Charan.

Charan is about 14 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charan is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 5.7 km away. Jamui is about 14 km away. Jamūī is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.