About Charai Village

Charai is a large village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,191, made up of 1,122 males and 1,069 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chhatarpur
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	389 hectares
Population	2,191
Male Population	1,122
Female Population	1,069
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charai compares

By the 2011 count Charai is the 18th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 389 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Charai

Charai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charai as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Charai from other places

Charai lies about 2.0 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bermo, about 4.6 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 Charai
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatarpur	2.0 km
District headquarters	Palamu	2.0 km
Nearest town	Kāro	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Bermo	4.6 km

Villages closest to Charai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charai village had a population of 2,191. That makes it the 18th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Charai village has 1,122 males and 1,069 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charai has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Charai is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charai covers 389 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charai falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charai is Bermo, about 4.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Charai.

Charai is about 2.0 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charai is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chhatarpur is about 2.0 km away. Palamu is about 2.0 km away. Kāro is about 3.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.