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About Charauda Village

Charauda is a mid sized village in Rajim tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,642, made up of 830 males and 812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493992, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charauda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charauda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Rajim
Pincode 493992
Area (hectares) 357.64 hectares
Population 1,642
Male Population 830
Female Population 812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charauda compares

By the 2011 count Charauda is the 29th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents. Its 357.64 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 1007.

Getting to Charauda

Charauda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charauda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Charauda from other places

Charauda lies about 32 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 6.8 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 Charauda
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 6.8 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajim 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 32 km

Villages closest to Charauda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charauda village had a population of 1,642. That makes it the 29th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,471 residents.

Charauda village has 830 males and 812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charauda has about 978 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Charauda is 493992. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charauda covers 357.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charauda falls under Rajim tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Charauda is Arang Mahanadi, about 6.8 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 10+ km distance for Charauda.

Charauda is about 32 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charauda is in Rajim tehsil of Raipur district. Arang Mahanadi is about 6.8 km away. Mahāsamund is about 18 km away. Rajim is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbhatha (2.4 km), Kumhi (7.1 km) and Dhamni (7.4 km).

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

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