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About Charid Village

Charid is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 845, made up of 409 males and 436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charid village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 269 hectares
Population 845
Male Population 409
Female Population 436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charid compares

By the 2011 count Charid is the 30th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 269 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Charid

Charid is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charid as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Charid from other places

Charid lies about 7.2 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 20 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 Charid
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 4.4 km
District headquarters Khunti 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Karra 20 km

Villages closest to Charid

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charid village had a population of 845. That makes it the 30th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Charid village has 409 males and 436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charid has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

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

Charid covers 269 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charid falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charid is Karra, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Charid.

Charid is about 7.2 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charid is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Murhu is about 4.4 km away. Khunti is about 7.2 km away. Karra 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 Kundibartoli (under 2 km), Perka (1.6 km) and Hansa (2.0 km).

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

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