About Charkapathar Village

Charkapathar is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 88 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charkapathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charkapathar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Kathikund
Pincode	814103
Area (hectares)	96 hectares
Population	175
Male Population	88
Female Population	87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charkapathar compares

By the 2011 count Charkapathar is the 136th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Charkapathar

Charkapathar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Charkapathar as Available within 10+ 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 Charkapathar from other places

Charkapathar lies about 29 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 16 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 Charkapathar
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kathikund	29 km
District headquarters	Dumka	29 km

Villages closest to Charkapathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charkapathar village had a population of 175. That makes it the 136th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Charkapathar village has 88 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charkapathar has about 989 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 1021.

The pincode recorded for Charkapathar is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charkapathar covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charkapathar falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charkapathar is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Charkapathar.

Charkapathar is about 29 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charkapathar is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 16 km away. Kathikund is about 29 km away. Dumka is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.