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About Charrahiya Village

Charrahiya is a large village in Harsidhi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,501, made up of 1,837 males and 1,664 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 308.31 hectares hectares.

Charrahiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charrahiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Harsidhi
Area (hectares) 308.31 hectares
Population 3,501
Male Population 1,837
Female Population 1,664
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charrahiya compares

By the 2011 count Charrahiya is the 21st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents. Its 308.31 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Charrahiya

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

Charrahiya lies about 17 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Semra, about 21 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 Charrahiya
Nearest town Areraj 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Harsidhi 17 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 17 km
Nearest railway station Semra 21 km

Villages closest to Charrahiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charrahiya village had a population of 3,501. That makes it the 21st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents.

Charrahiya village has 1,837 males and 1,664 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charrahiya has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Charrahiya covers 308.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charrahiya falls under Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Charrahiya is Semra, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance for Charrahiya.

Charrahiya is about 17 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charrahiya is in Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 2.7 km away. Harsidhi is about 17 km away. Purba Champaran is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sewraha (under 2 km), Khori Pakar (under 2 km) and Gaddupur (2.1 km).

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

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