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About Charuanwan Village

Charuanwan is one of the larger villages in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,088, made up of 3,194 males and 2,894 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charuanwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charuanwan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Shekhopur Sarai
Pincode 811103
Area (hectares) 304.2 hectares
Population 6,088
Male Population 3,194
Female Population 2,894
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Charuanwan compares

By the 2011 count Charuanwan is the 4th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents. Its 304.2 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Charuanwan

Charuanwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charuanwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Charuanwan from other places

Charuanwan lies about 16 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Kashi Chak, about 8.1 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 Charuanwan
Nearest railway station Kashi Chak 8.1 km
Nearest town Barbigha 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Shekhopur Sarai 16 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 16 km

Villages closest to Charuanwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shekhopur Sarai 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 Charuanwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Charuanwan village had a population of 6,088. That makes it the 4th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents.

Charuanwan village has 3,194 males and 2,894 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charuanwan has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Charuanwan is 811103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charuanwan covers 304.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Charuanwan falls under Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Charuanwan is Kashi Chak, about 8.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Charuanwan.

Charuanwan is about 16 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charuanwan is in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Kashi Chak is about 8.1 km away. Barbigha is about 10 km away. Shekhopur Sarai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sugia (under 2 km), Shekhupursarai (under 2 km) and Amari (1.9 km).

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

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