About Chara Village

Chara is a large village in Kukru tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,032, made up of 2,025 males and 2,007 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Kukru
Pincode	832403
Area (hectares)	580 hectares
Population	4,032
Male Population	2,025
Female Population	2,007
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
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 Chara compares

By the 2011 count Chara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 580 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chara

Chara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chara 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 Chara from other places

Chara lies about 34 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 3.4 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 Chara
Nearest railway station	Tiraldih	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kukru	4.4 km
Nearest town	Balarāmpur	28 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	34 km

Villages closest to Chara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chara village had a population of 4,032. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Chara village has 2,025 males and 2,007 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chara has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Chara is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chara covers 580 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chara falls under Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chara is Tiraldih, about 3.4 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 Chara.

Chara is about 34 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chara is in Kukru tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Tiraldih is about 3.4 km away. Kukru is about 4.4 km away. Balarāmpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.