About Charghara Village

Charghara is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 924, made up of 469 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, 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	Jamua
Pincode	815314
Area (hectares)	110 hectares
Population	924
Male Population	469
Female Population	455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charghara compares

By the 2011 count Charghara is the 95th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Charghara

Charghara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charghara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 140 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 town	Chatrā	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jamua	19 km
Nearest railway station	Katkamsandi	30 km
District headquarters	Giridih	140 km

Villages closest to Charghara

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

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Common questions about Charghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Charghara village had a population of 924. That makes it the 95th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Charghara village has 469 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charghara has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Charghara is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charghara covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charghara falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charghara is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 - 10 km distance for Charghara.

Charghara is about 140 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 Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 5.9 km away. Jamua is about 19 km away. Katkamsandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.