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About Chari Village

Chari is a large village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,110, made up of 1,065 males and 1,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 738.94 hectares hectares.

Chari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chari village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 738.94 hectares
Population 2,110
Male Population 1,065
Female Population 1,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chari compares

By the 2011 count Chari is the 22nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 738.94 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Chari

Chari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chari 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 Chari from other places

Chari lies about 6.9 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Madhavnagar Road, about 1.5 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 Madhavnagar Road 1.5 km
District headquarters Katni 6.9 km
Nearest town Murwāra 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 32 km

Villages closest to Chari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vijayraghavgarh 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 2,110. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Chari village has 1,065 males and 1,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chari has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Chari covers 738.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chari falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chari is Madhavnagar Road, about 1.5 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 Chari.

Chari is about 6.9 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chari is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Madhavnagar Road is about 1.5 km away. Katni is about 6.9 km away. Murwāra is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jugiya (16 km), Pahariya (16 km) and Padwai (18 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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