About Charkapathar Village

Charkapathar is a small village in Ranishwar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 121 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, 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	Ranishwar
Pincode	816118
Area (hectares)	311.12 hectares
Population	251
Male Population	121
Female Population	130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,074
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 Charkapathar compares

By the 2011 count Charkapathar is the 125th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 526 residents. Its 311.12 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1010.

Getting to Charkapathar

Charkapathar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charkapathar 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 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	Ranishwar	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 Ranishwar 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 251. That makes it the 125th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 526 residents.

Charkapathar village has 121 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charkapathar has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Charkapathar is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charkapathar covers 311.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charkapathar falls under Ranishwar 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Ranishwar tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 16 km away. Ranishwar 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.