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About Charigram Village

Charigram is a small village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 143 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charigram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Khoyrasol
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 56.91 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 143
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Charigram compares

By the 2011 count Charigram is the 110th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 56.91 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Charigram

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

How far is Charigram from other places

Charigram lies about 66 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 4.8 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 Charigram
Nearest town Dubrājpur 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Panchra 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Khoyrasol 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 66 km

Villages closest to Charigram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charigram village had a population of 286. That makes it the 110th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Charigram village has 143 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charigram has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Charigram is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charigram covers 56.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charigram falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Charigram is Panchra, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Charigram.

Charigram is about 66 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charigram is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Dubrājpur is about 4.3 km away. Panchra is about 4.8 km away. Khoyrasol is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madanpur (under 2 km), Uttar Hazaratpur (under 2 km) and Naopara (2.0 km).

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

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