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About Charkhakati Village

Charkhakati is a mid sized village in Pothia tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 634, made up of 298 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charkhakati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charkhakati village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Pothia
Pincode 855117
Area (hectares) 68.33 hectares
Population 634
Male Population 298
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Charkhakati compares

By the 2011 count Charkhakati is the 99th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 68.33 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Charkhakati

Charkhakati is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charkhakati 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charkhakati from other places

Charkhakati lies about 75 km from Kishanganj, 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 Charkhakati
Nearest railway station Semapur 10 km
Nearest town Katihar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pothia 19 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 75 km

Villages closest to Charkhakati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charkhakati village had a population of 634. That makes it the 99th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Charkhakati village has 298 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charkhakati has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Charkhakati is 855117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charkhakati covers 68.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charkhakati falls under Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Charkhakati is Semapur, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Charkhakati.

Charkhakati is about 75 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charkhakati is in Pothia tehsil of Kishanganj district. Semapur is about 10 km away. Katihar is about 16 km away. Pothia is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakamolna (5.7 km), Sitalpur (6.3 km) and Mirzapur (10 km).

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

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