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About Chharwa Village

Chharwa is a mid sized village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 449 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chharwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chharwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katkamsandi
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 177.71 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 449
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Chharwa compares

By the 2011 count Chharwa is the 33rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 177.71 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 951.

Getting to Chharwa

Chharwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chharwa 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 Chharwa from other places

Chharwa lies about 5.5 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kansar Nawadah, about 3.5 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 Chharwa
Nearest railway station Kansar Nawadah 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Katkamsandi 5.5 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 5.5 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 5.5 km

Villages closest to Chharwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chharwa village had a population of 843. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Chharwa village has 449 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chharwa has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chharwa is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chharwa covers 177.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chharwa falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chharwa is Kansar Nawadah, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chharwa.

Chharwa is about 5.5 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chharwa is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kansar Nawadah is about 3.5 km away. Katkamsandi is about 5.5 km away. Hazaribagh is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atia (under 2 km), Romi (under 2 km) and Godokhar (1.9 km).

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

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