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About Chacharia Village

Chacharia is a mid sized village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,248, made up of 655 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chacharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chacharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Meral
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 116.83 hectares
Population 1,248
Male Population 655
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chacharia compares

By the 2011 count Chacharia is the 36th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 116.83 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chacharia

Chacharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chacharia as Available within 10+ 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 Chacharia from other places

Chacharia lies about 12 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Sigsigi, about 3.5 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 Chacharia
Nearest railway station Sigsigi 3.5 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 11 km
District headquarters Garhwa 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Meral 14 km

Villages closest to Chacharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chacharia village had a population of 1,248. That makes it the 36th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Chacharia village has 655 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chacharia has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Chacharia is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chacharia covers 116.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chacharia falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chacharia is Sigsigi, about 3.5 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 <5 km distance for Chacharia.

Chacharia is about 12 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chacharia is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Sigsigi is about 3.5 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 11 km away. Garhwa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ataula (under 2 km), Chhaparbar Khurd (under 2 km) and Khoridih (under 2 km).

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

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