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About Charra Village

Charra is a small village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 209 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Poundi Uproda
Pincode 495552
Area (hectares) 365.84 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 209
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charra compares

By the 2011 count Charra is the 161st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 365.84 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Charra

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

Charra lies about 30 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, about 27 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 Charra
Nearest town Katghora 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Poundi Uproda 30 km
District headquarters Korba 30 km

Villages closest to Charra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poundi Uproda 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 Charra

As per the Census of India 2011, Charra village had a population of 410. That makes it the 161st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Charra village has 209 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charra has about 962 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 Charra is 495552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charra covers 365.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charra falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Charra is Gevra Road, about 27 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 Charra.

Charra is about 30 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charra is in Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 8.9 km away. Gevra Road is about 27 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bango (2.0 km), Gadaghat (2.0 km) and Pondi (2.5 km).

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

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