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About Charota Village

Charota is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 287 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charota village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Balod
Pincode 491226
Area (hectares) 146.59 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 287
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Charota compares

By the 2011 count Charota is the 76th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 146.59 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Charota

Charota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charota 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhoinapar, Bhothali, Biretra and Bori. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Charota

As per the Census of India 2011, Charota village had a population of 562. That makes it the 76th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Charota village has 287 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charota has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Charota is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charota covers 146.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charota falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Charota notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Charota is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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