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About Charua Village

Charua is a mid sized village in Rehti tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 288 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 256.28 hectares hectares.

Charua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charua village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Rehti
Area (hectares) 256.28 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 288
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charua compares

By the 2011 count Charua is the 60th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 256.28 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Charua

Charua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Charua from other places

Charua lies about 75 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Khutwansa, about 16 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 Charua
Tehsil headquarters Rehti 13 km
Nearest railway station Khutwansa 16 km
Nearest town Narmadapuram 20 km
District headquarters Sehore 75 km

Villages closest to Charua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charua village had a population of 540. That makes it the 60th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Charua village has 288 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charua has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Charua covers 256.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charua falls under Rehti tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charua is Khutwansa, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Charua.

Charua is about 75 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charua is in Rehti tehsil of Sehore district. Rehti is about 13 km away. Khutwansa is about 16 km away. Narmadapuram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahajpura (under 2 km), Pathoda (2.0 km) and Mathni (2.8 km).

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

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