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About Charghara Village

Charghara is a mid sized village in Sarwan tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,017, made up of 526 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares.

Charghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charghara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sarwan
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 1,017
Male Population 526
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charghara compares

By the 2011 count Charghara is the 12th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 452 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Charghara

Charghara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Charghara as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Charghara from other places

Charghara lies about 25 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Lahabon, about 12 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 Charghara
Nearest railway station Lahabon 12 km
Nearest town Jhajha 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarwan 25 km
District headquarters Deoghar 25 km

Villages closest to Charghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charghara village had a population of 1,017. That makes it the 12th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 452 residents.

Charghara village has 526 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charghara has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Charghara covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charghara falls under Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charghara is Lahabon, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Charghara.

Charghara is about 25 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charghara is in Sarwan tehsil of Deoghar district. Lahabon is about 12 km away. Jhajha is about 21 km away. Sarwan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela (3.5 km), Duba (5.4 km) and Manidih (5.6 km).

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

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