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About Charmunda Village

Charmunda is a small village in Thethaitangar tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 208 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charmunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charmunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Thethaitangar
Pincode 835223
Area (hectares) 257 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 208
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
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 Charmunda compares

By the 2011 count Charmunda is the 54th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 257 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Charmunda

Charmunda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Charmunda 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 Charmunda from other places

Charmunda lies about 7.5 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 35 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 Charmunda
District headquarters Simdega 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Thethaitangar 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 35 km

Villages closest to Charmunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charmunda village had a population of 397. That makes it the 54th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Charmunda village has 208 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charmunda has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Charmunda is 835223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charmunda covers 257 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charmunda falls under Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Charmunda is Biramitrapur, about 35 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 Charmunda.

Charmunda is about 7.5 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charmunda is in Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district. Simdega is about 7.5 km away. Thethaitangar is about 9.7 km away. Biramitrapur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamharjhariya (under 2 km), Konmenjra (under 2 km) and Dhawaipani (2.3 km).

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

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