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About Charkham Village

Charkham is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 122 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charkham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charkham village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262554
Area (hectares) 22.82 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 122
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
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 Charkham compares

By the 2011 count Charkham is the 62nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 22.82 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Charkham

Charkham is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charkham 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. The nearest villages by name are Bunie, Burphu, Burthi Tarali and Chachana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Charkham

As per the Census of India 2011, Charkham village had a population of 250. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Charkham village has 122 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charkham has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Charkham is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charkham covers 22.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charkham falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Charkham notes the nearest railway station 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 Charkham.

Charkham is in Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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