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About Chari Village

Chari is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 383 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 834006
Area (hectares) 121.78 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 383
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chari compares

By the 2011 count Chari is the 81st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 121.78 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chari

Chari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chari from other places

Chari lies about 17 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 1.6 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 Chari
Nearest railway station Hundur Halt 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 9.9 km
District headquarters Ranchi 17 km

Villages closest to Chari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chari village had a population of 774. That makes it the 81st largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Chari village has 383 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chari has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chari is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chari covers 121.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chari falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chari is Hundur Halt, about 1.6 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 10+ km distance for Chari.

Chari is about 17 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chari is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Hundur Halt is about 1.6 km away. Kanke is about 9.9 km away. Ranchi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hujir (under 2 km), Oyna (under 2 km) and Haldama (under 2 km).

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

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