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About Charhu Village

Charhu is a mid sized village in Kisko tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,319, made up of 671 males and 648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charhu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kisko
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 293.44 hectares
Population 1,319
Male Population 671
Female Population 648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Charhu compares

By the 2011 count Charhu is the 14th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 293.44 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 990.

Getting to Charhu

Charhu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Charhu 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 Charhu from other places

Charhu lies about 8.7 km from Lohardaga. 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 Charhu
District headquarters Lohardaga 8.7 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kisko 14 km

Villages closest to Charhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charhu village had a population of 1,319. That makes it the 14th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Charhu village has 671 males and 648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charhu has about 966 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 990.

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

Charhu covers 293.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charhu falls under Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Charhu notes the nearest railway station 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 Charhu.

Charhu is about 8.7 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charhu is in Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district. Lohardaga is about 8.7 km away. Lohārdagā is about 8.7 km away. Kisko is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirhu (under 2 km), Bonga (2.2 km) and Mahugaon (2.2 km).

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

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