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About Charra Village

Charra is a large village in Kurud tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,403, made up of 1,677 males and 1,726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1054.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Kurud
Pincode 493663
Area (hectares) 1054.69 hectares
Population 3,403
Male Population 1,677
Female Population 1,726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Charra compares

By the 2011 count Charra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents. Its 1054.69 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Charra

Charra 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 Charra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Charra from other places

Charra lies about 21 km from Dhamtari. 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 Charra
Tehsil headquarters Kurud 2.1 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 21 km

Villages closest to Charra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charra village had a population of 3,403. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,539 residents.

Charra village has 1,677 males and 1,726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charra has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Charra is 493663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charra covers 1054.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charra falls under Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Charra notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Charra.

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

Charra is in Kurud tehsil of Dhamtari district. Kurud is about 2.1 km away. Dhamtari 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 Khaira (2.7 km), Bangar (2.9 km) and Mongara (3.1 km).

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

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