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About Charkonwa Village

Charkonwa is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 903, made up of 468 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.63 hectares hectares.

Charkonwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charkonwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 262.63 hectares
Population 903
Male Population 468
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Charkonwa compares

By the 2011 count Charkonwa is the 209th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 262.63 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Charkonwa

Charkonwa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Charkonwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charkonwa from other places

Charkonwa lies about 22 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 20 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 Charkonwa
Nearest railway station Churk 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 22 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 22 km

Villages closest to Charkonwa

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 Charkonwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Charkonwa village had a population of 903. That makes it the 209th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Charkonwa village has 468 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charkonwa has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Charkonwa covers 262.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Charkonwa is Churk, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Charkonwa.

Charkonwa is about 22 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charkonwa is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 20 km away. Robertsganj is about 22 km away. Sonbhadra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajara (under 2 km), Pakarahat (under 2 km) and Chaukhara (1.5 km).

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

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