About Charka Village

Charka is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 2 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	54 hectares
Population	6
Male Population	2
Female Population	4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	2,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Charka compares

By the 2011 count Charka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Charka

Charka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charka 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charka from other places

Charka lies about 43 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Keshwari, about 7.0 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 Charka
Nearest railway station	Keshwari	7.0 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	33 km
District headquarters	Palamu	43 km

Villages closest to Charka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charka village had a population of 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Charka village has 2 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charka has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Charka is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charka covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charka falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charka is Keshwari, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Charka.

Charka is about 43 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charka is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Keshwari is about 7.0 km away. Barki Saria is about 10 km away. Chainpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.