About Charigan Village

Charigan is a large village in Nikirai tehsil, in the district of Kendrapara, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,470, made up of 1,122 males and 1,348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,201 females per 1000 males. The village covers 434 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 754214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charigan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charigan village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Kendrapara
Tehsil	Nikirai
Pincode	754214
Area (hectares)	434 hectares
Population	2,470
Male Population	1,122
Female Population	1,348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,201
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charigan compares

By the 2011 count Charigan is the 7th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents. Its 434 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Charigan

Charigan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charigan 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. The nearest villages by name are Biranilakanthapur, Bishnudaspur, Chakaghagara and Chakaraghunathpur. 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.

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Common questions about Charigan

As per the Census of India 2011, Charigan village had a population of 2,470. That makes it the 7th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents.

Charigan village has 1,122 males and 1,348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charigan has about 1201 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Charigan is 754214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charigan covers 434 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charigan falls under Nikirai tehsil of Kendrapara district in Odisha.

The census record for Charigan notes the nearest railway station 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 Charigan.

Charigan is in Nikirai tehsil of Kendrapara 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.