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About Charma Village

Charma is a mid sized village in Kairo tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,706, made up of 828 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kairo
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 277 hectares
Population 1,706
Male Population 828
Female Population 878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Charma compares

By the 2011 count Charma is the 8th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 277 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Charma

Charma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charma 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charma from other places

Charma lies about 34 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Narkopi, about 12 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 Charma
Tehsil headquarters Kairo 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Narkopi 12 km
Nearest town Rātu 31 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 34 km

Villages closest to Charma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charma village had a population of 1,706. That makes it the 8th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Charma village has 828 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charma has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Charma is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charma covers 277 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charma falls under Kairo tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charma is Narkopi, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Charma.

Charma is about 34 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charma is in Kairo tehsil of Lohardaga district. Kairo is about 5.7 km away. Narkopi is about 12 km away. Rātu is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kairo (5.7 km), Nagjua (15 km) and Khawasambawa (17 km).

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

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