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About Charakmara Village

Charakmara is a mid sized village in Baharagora tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 782, made up of 403 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charakmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charakmara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Baharagora
Pincode 832101
Area (hectares) 246.42 hectares
Population 782
Male Population 403
Female Population 379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Charakmara compares

By the 2011 count Charakmara is the 47th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 421 residents. Its 246.42 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Charakmara

Charakmara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charakmara as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charakmara from other places

Charakmara lies about 28 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rajalukan, about 16 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 Charakmara
Tehsil headquarters Baharagora 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Rajalukan 16 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 28 km
Nearest town Mushābani 33 km

Villages closest to Charakmara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charakmara village had a population of 782. That makes it the 47th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 421 residents.

Charakmara village has 403 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charakmara has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Charakmara is 832101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charakmara covers 246.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charakmara falls under Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charakmara is Rajalukan, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Charakmara.

Charakmara is about 28 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charakmara is in Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Baharagora is about 4.7 km away. Rajalukan is about 16 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jharapara (2.1 km), Jhariya (2.1 km) and Kesharda (4.6 km).

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

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