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About Charghara Village

Charghara is a small village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 217 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, 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 Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 410
Male Population 217
Female Population 193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 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 142nd largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 945.

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 5 - 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 17 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 4.2 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
Nearest railway station Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Gande 5.8 km
District headquarters Giridih 17 km

Villages closest to Charghara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gande 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 410. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Charghara village has 217 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charghara has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Charghara is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charghara covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charghara falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charghara is Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt, about 4.2 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 km distance for Charghara.

Charghara is about 17 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 Gande tehsil of Giridih district. Krishna Ballabh Sahay Halt is about 4.2 km away. Gande is about 5.8 km away. Giridih is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadi Sirsia (under 2 km), Paharpur (under 2 km) and Goradih (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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