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About Charaikhara Village

Charaikhara is a mid sized village in Kunkuri tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 397 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 662.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charaikhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charaikhara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Kunkuri
Pincode 496225
Area (hectares) 662.49 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 397
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charaikhara compares

By the 2011 count Charaikhara is the 43rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 905 residents. Its 662.49 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Charaikhara

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

Charaikhara lies about 16 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, about 66 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 Charaikhara
District headquarters Jashpur 16 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunkuri 34 km
Nearest railway station Kanaroan 66 km

Villages closest to Charaikhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charaikhara village had a population of 778. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 905 residents.

Charaikhara village has 397 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charaikhara has about 960 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Charaikhara is 496225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charaikhara covers 662.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charaikhara falls under Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Charaikhara is Kanaroan, about 66 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 Charaikhara.

Charaikhara is about 16 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charaikhara is in Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district. Jashpur is about 16 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 16 km away. Kunkuri is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barangjor (under 2 km), Beharakhar (under 2 km) and Charaimara (under 2 km).

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

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