About Charachar Village

Charachar is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 418 males and 417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charachar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charachar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Gunderdehi
Pincode	491222
Area (hectares)	303.01 hectares
Population	835
Male Population	418
Female Population	417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charachar compares

By the 2011 count Charachar is the 99th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 303.01 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Charachar

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

Charachar lies about 39 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sikosa, about 6.1 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 Charachar
Nearest railway station	Sikosa	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gunderdehi	12 km
Nearest town	Balod	19 km
District headquarters	Durg	39 km

Villages closest to Charachar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charachar village had a population of 835. That makes it the 99th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Charachar village has 418 males and 417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charachar has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Charachar is 491222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charachar covers 303.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charachar falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Charachar is Sikosa, about 6.1 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 Charachar.

Charachar is about 39 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charachar is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Sikosa is about 6.1 km away. Gunderdehi is about 12 km away. Balod is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.