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About Charka Village

Charka is a mid sized village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,869, made up of 971 males and 898 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1279.27 hectares hectares.

Charka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 1279.27 hectares
Population 1,869
Male Population 971
Female Population 898
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charka compares

By the 2011 count Charka is the 29th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 1279.27 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 967.

Getting to Charka

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

Charka lies about 88 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Chhataini, about 10 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 Charka
Nearest railway station Chhataini 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Beohari 10 km
Nearest town Beohāri 10 km
District headquarters Shahdol 88 km

Villages closest to Charka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charka village had a population of 1,869. That makes it the 29th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Charka village has 971 males and 898 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charka has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Charka covers 1279.27 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.

Charka falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charka is Chhataini, about 10 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 Charka.

Charka is about 88 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charka is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Chhataini is about 10 km away. Beohari is about 10 km away. Beohāri is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bholehara (1.8 km), Devarda (2.3 km) and Karhi (3.3 km).

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

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