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About Charghara Village

Charghara is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 277 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,166 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825316, 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 Birni
Pincode 825316
Area (hectares) 134.03 hectares
Population 600
Male Population 277
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,166
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 Charghara compares

By the 2011 count Charghara is the 105th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 134.03 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Charghara

Charghara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Charghara 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 Charghara from other places

Charghara lies about 65 km from Giridih. 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
Nearest town Jhajha under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 29 km
District headquarters Giridih 65 km

Villages closest to Charghara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Birni 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 600. That makes it the 105th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Charghara village has 277 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charghara has about 1166 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Charghara is 825316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charghara covers 134.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charghara falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Charghara notes the nearest railway station 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 Charghara.

Charghara is about 65 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 Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Jhajha is about under 2 km away. Birni is about 29 km away. Giridih is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garaguru (under 2 km), Guritanr (under 2 km) and Langurdiha (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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