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About Charra Village

Charra is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 301 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, 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 Nagri
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 271.76 hectares
Population 612
Male Population 301
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charra compares

By the 2011 count Charra is the 82nd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 271.76 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Charra

Charra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 59 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 Nagri 9.2 km
Nearest town Kānker 42 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 59 km

Villages closest to Charra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagri 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 612. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Charra village has 301 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charra has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Charra is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charra covers 271.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charra falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Charra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 59 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 Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 9.2 km away. Kānker is about 42 km away. Dhamtari is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padampur (under 2 km), Paikbhatha (1.7 km) and Sahnikhar (2.1 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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