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About Chekharia Village

Chekharia is one of the larger villages in Nagaruntari tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,885, made up of 3,069 males and 2,816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chekharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chekharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Nagaruntari
Pincode 822121
Area (hectares) 176.79 hectares
Population 5,885
Male Population 3,069
Female Population 2,816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chekharia compares

By the 2011 count Chekharia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 176.79 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Chekharia

Chekharia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chekharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chekharia from other places

Chekharia lies about 43 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 18 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 Chekharia
Nearest railway station Nagar Untari 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagaruntari 19 km
District headquarters Garhwa 43 km

Villages closest to Chekharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chekharia village had a population of 5,885. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Chekharia village has 3,069 males and 2,816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chekharia has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Chekharia is 822121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chekharia covers 176.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chekharia falls under Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chekharia is Nagar Untari, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chekharia.

Chekharia is about 43 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chekharia is in Nagaruntari tehsil of Garhwa district. Nagar Untari is about 18 km away. Nagaruntari is about 19 km away. Garhwa is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saharastal Kalan (5.9 km), Kadhwan (12 km) and Garbandh (13 km).

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

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