About Charma Village

Charma is a large village in Masaurhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,345, made up of 1,209 males and 1,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charma village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Masaurhi
Pincode	804452
Area (hectares)	292 hectares
Population	2,345
Male Population	1,209
Female Population	1,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
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 Charma compares

By the 2011 count Charma is the 27th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents. Its 292 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Charma

Charma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charma 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 Charma from other places

Charma lies about 28 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Taregna, about 9.8 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 Charma
Tehsil headquarters	Masaurhi	9.4 km
Nearest town	Masaurhi Buzurg	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Taregna	9.8 km
District headquarters	Patna	28 km

Villages closest to Charma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charma village had a population of 2,345. That makes it the 27th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,885 residents.

Charma village has 1,209 males and 1,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charma has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Charma is 804452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charma covers 292 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charma falls under Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Charma is Taregna, about 9.8 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 Charma.

Charma is about 28 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charma is in Masaurhi tehsil of Patna district. Masaurhi is about 9.4 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 9.4 km away. Taregna is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.