About Charaia Village

Charaia is a large village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,051, made up of 1,039 males and 1,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.41 hectares hectares.

Charaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charaia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Kochadhamin
Area (hectares)	286.41 hectares
Population	2,051
Male Population	1,039
Female Population	1,012
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charaia compares

By the 2011 count Charaia is the 55th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 286.41 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Charaia

Charaia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charaia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Charaia from other places

Charaia lies about 8.4 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Tauheed, 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 Charaia
Nearest railway station	Tauheed	7.1 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kochadhamin	11 km

Villages closest to Charaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charaia village had a population of 2,051. That makes it the 55th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Charaia village has 1,039 males and 1,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charaia has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Charaia covers 286.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charaia falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Charaia is Tauheed, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Charaia.

Charaia is about 8.4 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charaia is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Tauheed is about 7.1 km away. Kishanganj is about 8.4 km away. Kochadhamin is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.