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About Charwahi Village

Charwahi is a mid sized village in Balod tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,076, made up of 534 males and 542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charwahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Balod
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 281.74 hectares
Population 1,076
Male Population 534
Female Population 542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charwahi compares

By the 2011 count Charwahi is the 44th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 281.74 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Charwahi

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

Charwahi lies about 47 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, about 6.2 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 Charwahi
Nearest railway station Latabor 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Balod 12 km
District headquarters Durg 47 km

Villages closest to Charwahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charwahi village had a population of 1,076. That makes it the 44th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Charwahi village has 534 males and 542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charwahi has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Charwahi is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charwahi covers 281.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charwahi falls under Balod tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Charwahi is Latabor, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Charwahi is about 47 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charwahi is in Balod tehsil of Durg district. Latabor is about 6.2 km away. Balod is about 12 km away. Durg is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piparchhedi (under 2 km), Biretra (1.8 km) and Matiya (3.0 km).

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

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