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About Charawan Village

Charawan is a mid sized village in Bikapur tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,661, made up of 854 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Bikapur
Pincode 224203
Area (hectares) 161.72 hectares
Population 1,661
Male Population 854
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Charawan compares

By the 2011 count Charawan is the 92nd largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents. Its 161.72 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Charawan

Charawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Charawan from other places

Charawan lies about 26 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 7.5 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 Charawan
Nearest railway station Khajurhat Railway Station 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bikapur 8.7 km
District headquarters Faizabad 26 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 26 km

Villages closest to Charawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charawan village had a population of 1,661. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 335 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,289 residents.

Charawan village has 854 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charawan has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Charawan is 224203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charawan covers 161.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charawan falls under Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charawan is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 7.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Charawan.

Charawan is about 26 km from Faizabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charawan is in Bikapur tehsil of Faizabad district. Khajurhat Railway Station is about 7.5 km away. Bikapur is about 8.7 km away. Faizabad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahabuddin Pur (under 2 km), Kakrahi (1.7 km) and Samda (1.9 km).

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

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