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About Charrai Village

Charrai is a mid sized village in Bhander tehsil, in the district of Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 285 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.07 hectares hectares.

Charrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charrai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Datia
Tehsil Bhander
Area (hectares) 297.07 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 285
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charrai compares

By the 2011 count Charrai is the 100th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 297.07 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Charrai

Charrai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charrai as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Charrai from other places

Charrai lies about 25 km from Datia, and the nearest railway station is Nandkhas, about 25 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 Charrai
Tehsil headquarters Bhander 10 km
Nearest town Bhānder 10 km
District headquarters Datia 25 km
Nearest railway station Nandkhas 25 km

Villages closest to Charrai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charrai village had a population of 544. That makes it the 100th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Charrai village has 285 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charrai has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 876.

Charrai covers 297.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charrai falls under Bhander tehsil of Datia district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charrai is Nandkhas, about 25 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 village for Charrai.

Charrai is about 25 km from Datia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charrai is in Bhander tehsil of Datia district. Bhander is about 10 km away. Bhānder is about 10 km away. Datia is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Semaha (1.9 km), Ajitpura (2.4 km) and Sahjora (2.4 km).

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

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