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About Chargara Village

Chargara is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 545 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 723.99 hectares hectares.

Chargara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chargara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 723.99 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 545
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chargara compares

By the 2011 count Chargara is the 173rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 723.99 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Chargara

Chargara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chargara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chargara from other places

Chargara lies about 32 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Chopan, about 26 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 Chargara
Nearest railway station Chopan 26 km
Nearest town Obra 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 32 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 32 km

Villages closest to Chargara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chargara village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Chargara village has 545 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chargara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Chargara covers 723.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chargara falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chargara is Chopan, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 10+ km distance for Chargara.

Chargara is about 32 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chargara is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Chopan is about 26 km away. Obra is about 30 km away. Robertsganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deohar (2.9 km), Narhati (3.2 km) and Jharia (3.6 km).

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

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