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About Charu Village

Charu is a mid sized village in Mankapur tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,765, made up of 917 males and 848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charu village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Mankapur
Pincode 271313
Area (hectares) 226.53 hectares
Population 1,765
Male Population 917
Female Population 848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Charu compares

By the 2011 count Charu is the 117th largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents. Its 226.53 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Charu

Charu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charu from other places

Charu lies about 54 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Tiwari, about 1.5 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 Charu
Nearest railway station Parsa Tiwari 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mankapur 25 km
Nearest town Ayodhya 31 km
District headquarters Gonda 54 km

Villages closest to Charu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charu village had a population of 1,765. That makes it the 117th largest of the 460 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,331 residents.

Charu village has 917 males and 848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charu has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Charu is 271313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charu covers 226.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charu falls under Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charu is Parsa Tiwari, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Charu.

Charu is about 54 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charu is in Mankapur tehsil of Gonda district. Parsa Tiwari is about 1.5 km away. Mankapur is about 25 km away. Ayodhya is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsa Tiwari (under 2 km), Lodava Buzurg (under 2 km) and Parsa Dulla (1.7 km).

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

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