About Charheya Village

Charheya is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 318 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charheya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charheya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	180 hectares
Population	632
Male Population	318
Female Population	314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charheya compares

By the 2011 count Charheya is the 71st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Charheya

Charheya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charheya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Charheya from other places

Charheya lies about 25 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 27 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 Charheya
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	3.0 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	24 km
District headquarters	Gumla	25 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	27 km

Villages closest to Charheya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charheya village had a population of 632. That makes it the 71st largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Charheya village has 318 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charheya has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Charheya is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charheya covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charheya falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charheya is Lohardaga, about 27 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Charheya.

Charheya is about 25 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charheya is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 3.0 km away. Lohārdagā is about 24 km away. Gumla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.