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About Charri Village

Charri is a small village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 349, made up of 168 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832303
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 349
Male Population 168
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Charri compares

By the 2011 count Charri is the 89th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 990.

Getting to Charri

Charri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Charri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charri from other places

Charri lies about 18 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Galudih, about 3.8 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 Charri
Nearest railway station Galudih 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatshila 7.6 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 7.6 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 18 km

Villages closest to Charri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charri village had a population of 349. That makes it the 89th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Charri village has 168 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charri has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Charri is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charri covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charri falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charri is Galudih, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Charri.

Charri is about 18 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charri is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Galudih is about 3.8 km away. Ghatshila is about 7.6 km away. Ghātsīla is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chapri (under 2 km), Digri (3.0 km) and Mahuliya (4.0 km).

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

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