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About Charkatanr Village

Charkatanr is a small village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 233 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charkatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charkatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 450
Male Population 233
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Charkatanr compares

By the 2011 count Charkatanr is the 122nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Charkatanr

Charkatanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Charkatanr as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charkatanr from other places

Charkatanr lies about 24 km from Poreyahat, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 7.3 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 Charkatanr
Nearest railway station Godda 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Poreyahat 24 km

Villages closest to Charkatanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charkatanr village had a population of 450. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Charkatanr village has 233 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charkatanr has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Charkatanr is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charkatanr covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charkatanr falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charkatanr is Godda, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Charkatanr.

Charkatanr is about 24 km from Poreyahat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charkatanr is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 7.3 km away. Poreyahat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatra (under 2 km), Siria (2.9 km) and Pakariya (6.8 km).

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

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