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About Charhai Village

Charhai is a mid sized village in Churhat tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 342 males and 300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.8 hectares hectares.

Charhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charhai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Churhat
Area (hectares) 178.8 hectares
Population 642
Male Population 342
Female Population 300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charhai compares

By the 2011 count Charhai is the 46th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 811 residents. Its 178.8 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 981.

Getting to Charhai

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

Charhai lies about 12 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 44 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 Charhai
District headquarters Sidhi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Churhat 18 km
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 44 km

Villages closest to Charhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charhai village had a population of 642. That makes it the 46th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 811 residents.

Charhai village has 342 males and 300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charhai has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Charhai covers 178.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charhai falls under Churhat tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charhai is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 44 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 Charhai.

Charhai is about 12 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charhai is in Churhat tehsil of Sidhi district. Sidhi is about 12 km away. Churhat is about 18 km away. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandaini (under 2 km), Dhumma (1.5 km) and Kuspari (2.6 km).

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

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