About Charkhi Village

Charkhi is a large village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,007, made up of 2,096 males and 1,911 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charkhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charkhi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Korha
Pincode	854108
Area (hectares)	195.42 hectares
Population	4,007
Male Population	2,096
Female Population	1,911
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charkhi compares

By the 2011 count Charkhi is the 25th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 195.42 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Charkhi

Charkhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charkhi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Charkhi from other places

Charkhi lies about 16 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Semapur, about 10 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 Charkhi
Nearest railway station	Semapur	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Korha	16 km
District headquarters	Katihar	16 km

Villages closest to Charkhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charkhi village had a population of 4,007. That makes it the 25th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Charkhi village has 2,096 males and 1,911 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charkhi has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Charkhi is 854108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charkhi covers 195.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Charkhi falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Charkhi is Semapur, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Charkhi.

Charkhi is about 16 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charkhi is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Semapur is about 10 km away. Korha is about 16 km away. Katihar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.