About Charu Village

Charu is a mid sized village in Kanha Chatti tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,134, made up of 594 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Kanha Chatti
Pincode	825401
Area (hectares)	108 hectares
Population	1,134
Male Population	594
Female Population	540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charu compares

By the 2011 count Charu is the 11th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Charu

Charu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Charu from other places

Charu lies about 15 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 24 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 Charu
Tehsil headquarters	Kanha Chatti	4.0 km
District headquarters	Chatra	15 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	15 km
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	24 km

Villages closest to Charu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanha Chatti 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 Charu

As per the Census of India 2011, Charu village had a population of 1,134. That makes it the 11th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Charu village has 594 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charu has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Charu is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charu covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charu falls under Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charu is Kathautia, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Charu.

Charu is about 15 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charu is in Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district. Kanha Chatti is about 4.0 km away. Chatra is about 15 km away. Chatrā is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.