About Charkara Village

Charkara is one of the larger villages in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,721, made up of 2,984 males and 2,737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6920.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charkara village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bikaner
Tehsil	Nokha
Pincode	334803
Area (hectares)	6920.82 hectares
Population	5,721
Male Population	2,984
Female Population	2,737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Charkara compares

By the 2011 count Charkara is the 13th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 6920.82 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Charkara

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

How far is Charkara from other places

Charkara lies about 62 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Chilo, about 5.9 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 Charkara
Nearest railway station	Chilo	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nokha	8.8 km
District headquarters	Bikaner	62 km

Villages closest to Charkara

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

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Common questions about Charkara

As per the Census of India 2011, Charkara village had a population of 5,721. That makes it the 13th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Charkara village has 2,984 males and 2,737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charkara has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Charkara is 334803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charkara covers 6920.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charkara falls under Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Charkara is Chilo, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Charkara.

Charkara is about 62 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charkara is in Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district. Chilo is about 5.9 km away. Nokha is about 8.8 km away. Bikaner is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.