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About Charakpathar Village

Charakpathar is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 399 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.61 hectares hectares.

Charakpathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charakpathar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Gobindpur
Area (hectares) 35.61 hectares
Population 725
Male Population 399
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charakpathar compares

By the 2011 count Charakpathar is the 100th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 35.61 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Charakpathar

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

Charakpathar lies about 118 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Sini Junction, about 4.3 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 Charakpathar
Nearest railway station Sini Junction 4.3 km
Nearest town Bhetia 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 24 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 118 km

Villages closest to Charakpathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charakpathar village had a population of 725. That makes it the 100th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Charakpathar village has 399 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charakpathar has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Charakpathar covers 35.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Charakpathar falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charakpathar is Sini Junction, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance for Charakpathar.

Charakpathar is about 118 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charakpathar is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Sini Junction is about 4.3 km away. Bhetia is about 18 km away. Gobindpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarkardih (under 2 km), Chainpur (4.1 km) and Gopalpur (4.6 km).

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

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