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About Charma Village

Charma is a mid sized village in Bero tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 292 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bero
Pincode 835301
Area (hectares) 300 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 292
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charma compares

By the 2011 count Charma is the 59th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents. Its 300 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Charma

Charma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Charma as Available within <5 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 Charma from other places

Charma lies about 121 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Yadudih, about 4.9 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 Charma
Nearest railway station Yadudih 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bero 16 km
Nearest town Kodarma 19 km
District headquarters Ranchi 121 km

Villages closest to Charma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charma village had a population of 605. That makes it the 59th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents.

Charma village has 292 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charma has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Charma is 835301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charma covers 300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charma falls under Bero tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charma is Yadudih, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Charma.

Charma is about 121 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charma is in Bero tehsil of Ranchi district. Yadudih is about 4.9 km away. Bero is about 16 km away. Kodarma is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khukhra (5.1 km), Mahugaon (5.3 km) and Baridih (7.5 km).

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

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