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About Charihara Village

Charihara is a large village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,316, made up of 1,165 males and 1,151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charihara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charihara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Mashrakh
Pincode 841417
Area (hectares) 163 hectares
Population 2,316
Male Population 1,165
Female Population 1,151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Charihara compares

By the 2011 count Charihara is the 29th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 163 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Charihara

Charihara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Charihara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charihara from other places

Charihara lies about 21 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Masrakh Junction, 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 Charihara
Nearest railway station Masrakh Junction 1.6 km
Nearest town Marhaura 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mashrakh 21 km
District headquarters Saran 21 km

Villages closest to Charihara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charihara village had a population of 2,316. That makes it the 29th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Charihara village has 1,165 males and 1,151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charihara has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Charihara is 841417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charihara covers 163 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charihara falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Charihara is Masrakh Junction, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Charihara.

Charihara is about 21 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charihara is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Masrakh Junction is about 1.6 km away. Marhaura is about 16 km away. Mashrakh is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khap Sarsath (under 2 km), Hansapir (under 2 km) and Masrakh (1.8 km).

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

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