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About Charadih Village

Charadih is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 95 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charadih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 95
Female Population 103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charadih compares

By the 2011 count Charadih is the 109th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Charadih

Charadih is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Charadih as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Charadih from other places

Charadih lies about 20 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 35 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 Charadih
Tehsil headquarters Erki 20 km
District headquarters Khunti 20 km
Nearest railway station Karra 35 km

Villages closest to Charadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charadih village had a population of 198. That makes it the 109th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Charadih village has 95 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charadih has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Charadih is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charadih covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charadih falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charadih is Karra, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Charadih.

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

Charadih is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 20 km away. Khunti is about 20 km away. Karra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koil (under 2 km), Mailpiri (under 2 km) and Raytorang (under 2 km).

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

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