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About Charathe Village

Charathe is a large village in Sawantwadi tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,992, made up of 1,462 males and 1,530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1074 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charathe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charathe village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Sawantwadi
Pincode 416510
Area (hectares) 1074 hectares
Population 2,992
Male Population 1,462
Female Population 1,530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Charathe compares

By the 2011 count Charathe is the 5th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 1074 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Charathe

Charathe is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charathe as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bavlat, Bhalawal, Bhatpavani and Bhom. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Charathe

As per the Census of India 2011, Charathe village had a population of 2,992. That makes it the 5th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Charathe village has 1,462 males and 1,530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charathe has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1043.

The pincode recorded for Charathe is 416510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charathe covers 1074 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charathe falls under Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Charathe notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Charathe.

Charathe is in Sawantwadi tehsil of Sindhudurg district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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