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About Charghara Village

Charghara is a small village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 246 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charghara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 184 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 246
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 120th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 971.

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 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 20 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Panjwara Road, about 2.5 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 Panjwara Road 2.5 km
Nearest town Bānka 11 km
District headquarters Godda 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Poreyahat 28 km

Villages closest to Charghara

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 Charghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Charghara village had a population of 457. That makes it the 120th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Charghara village has 246 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charghara has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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

Charghara covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charghara falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charghara is Panjwara Road, about 2.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Charghara.

Charghara is about 20 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charghara is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Panjwara Road is about 2.5 km away. Bānka is about 11 km away. Godda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauripur (2.5 km), Bhaga (2.8 km) and Lauamahua (3.8 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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