About Charghat Village

Charghat is a small village in Bemetara tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 498, made up of 254 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charghat village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Bemetara
Pincode	491337
Area (hectares)	154.28 hectares
Population	498
Male Population	254
Female Population	244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charghat compares

By the 2011 count Charghat is the 138th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents. Its 154.28 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Charghat

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

Charghat lies about 89 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 50 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 Charghat
Nearest town	Mungeli	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bemetara	27 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	50 km
District headquarters	Durg	89 km

Villages closest to Charghat

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

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Common questions about Charghat

As per the Census of India 2011, Charghat village had a population of 498. That makes it the 138th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,007 residents.

Charghat village has 254 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charghat has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Charghat is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charghat covers 154.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charghat falls under Bemetara tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Charghat is Hathbandh, about 50 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 Charghat.

Charghat is about 89 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charghat is in Bemetara tehsil of Durg district. Mungeli is about 21 km away. Bemetara is about 27 km away. Hathbandh is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.