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About Charakhada Village

Charakhada is a small village in Nakhatrana tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 189 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1297.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charakhada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charakhada village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Nakhatrana
Pincode 370665
Area (hectares) 1297.61 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 189
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charakhada compares

By the 2011 count Charakhada is the 83rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 1297.61 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Charakhada

Charakhada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charakhada as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Charakhada from other places

Charakhada lies about 55 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Sanosara, about 28 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 Charakhada
Tehsil headquarters Nakhatrana 14 km
Nearest railway station Sanosara 28 km
Nearest town Bhuj 50 km
District headquarters Kachchh 55 km

Villages closest to Charakhada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charakhada village had a population of 381. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Charakhada village has 189 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charakhada has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Charakhada is 370665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charakhada covers 1297.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charakhada falls under Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Charakhada is Sanosara, about 28 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Charakhada.

Charakhada is about 55 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charakhada is in Nakhatrana tehsil of Kachchh district. Nakhatrana is about 14 km away. Sanosara is about 28 km away. Bhuj is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatavira (2.1 km), Dhamay (3.1 km) and Umrapar (3.2 km).

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

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