About Charkadanga Village

Charkadanga is a small village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 201 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charkadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charkadanga village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Pakuria
Pincode	816117
Area (hectares)	171 hectares
Population	394
Male Population	201
Female Population	193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
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 Charkadanga compares

By the 2011 count Charkadanga is the 101st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Charkadanga

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

Charkadanga lies about 45 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 6.8 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 Charkadanga
Nearest railway station	Pinargaria	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pakuria	8.1 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	14 km
District headquarters	Pakur	45 km

Villages closest to Charkadanga

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

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Common questions about Charkadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Charkadanga village had a population of 394. That makes it the 101st largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Charkadanga village has 201 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charkadanga has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Charkadanga is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charkadanga covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charkadanga falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charkadanga is Pinargaria, about 6.8 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 Charkadanga.

Charkadanga is about 45 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charkadanga is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pinargaria is about 6.8 km away. Pakuria is about 8.1 km away. Rampur Hat is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.