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About Charka Village

Charka is a small village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 110 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 578 hectares hectares.

Charka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 578 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 110
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charka compares

By the 2011 count Charka is the 578th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 578 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Charka

Charka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charka 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charka from other places

Charka lies about 5.7 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 2.5 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 Charka
Nearest railway station Churk 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 5.7 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 5.7 km

Villages closest to Charka

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 Charka

As per the Census of India 2011, Charka village had a population of 207. That makes it the 578th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Charka village has 110 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charka has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Charka covers 578 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Charka is Churk, about 2.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Charka.

Charka is about 5.7 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charka is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 2.5 km away. Robertsganj is about 5.7 km away. Sonbhadra is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakya (under 2 km), Churk (1.6 km) and Shahijan Khurd (1.7 km).

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

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