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About Chararhiya Village

Chararhiya is one of the larger villages in Motihari tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,041, made up of 2,722 males and 2,319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.3 hectares hectares.

Chararhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chararhiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Motihari
Area (hectares) 370.3 hectares
Population 5,041
Male Population 2,722
Female Population 2,319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chararhiya compares

By the 2011 count Chararhiya is the 13th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents. Its 370.3 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Chararhiya

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

How far is Chararhiya from other places

Chararhiya lies about 9.8 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Jiwdhara, about 1.6 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 Chararhiya
Nearest railway station Jiwdhara 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Motihari 6.4 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 6.4 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 9.8 km

Villages closest to Chararhiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chararhiya village had a population of 5,041. That makes it the 13th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,538 residents.

Chararhiya village has 2,722 males and 2,319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chararhiya has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Chararhiya covers 370.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chararhiya falls under Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chararhiya is Jiwdhara, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Chararhiya.

Chararhiya is about 9.8 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chararhiya is in Motihari tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Jiwdhara is about 1.6 km away. Motihari is about 6.4 km away. Mothīhāri is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairia (2.0 km), Bankat (2.2 km) and Dharmuhan (2.3 km).

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

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