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About Charghara Village

Charghara is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 558 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charghara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815316
Area (hectares) 255 hectares
Population 1,047
Male Population 558
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 Charghara compares

By the 2011 count Charghara is the 42nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Charghara

Charghara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Charghara 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 Charghara from other places

Charghara lies about 13 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 10 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 Charghara
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 6.8 km
Nearest railway station New Giridih 10 km
District headquarters Giridih 13 km

Villages closest to Charghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charghara village had a population of 1,047. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Charghara village has 558 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charghara has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Charghara is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charghara covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charghara falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charghara is New Giridih, about 10 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 Charghara.

Charghara is about 13 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charghara is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 6.8 km away. New Giridih is about 10 km away. Giridih is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahacho (under 2 km), Telonari (under 2 km) and Kargalo (under 2 km).

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

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