About Charda Village

Charda is a mid sized village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 830, made up of 420 males and 410 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jhargram
Pincode	721513
Area (hectares)	57.57 hectares
Population	830
Male Population	420
Female Population	410
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
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 Charda compares

By the 2011 count Charda is the 27th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 57.57 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Charda

Charda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charda 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 Charda from other places

Charda lies about 72 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Chakulia, about 17 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 Charda
Nearest railway station	Chakulia	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jhargram	28 km
Nearest town	Jhārgrām	28 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	72 km

Villages closest to Charda

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

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Common questions about Charda

As per the Census of India 2011, Charda village had a population of 830. That makes it the 27th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Charda village has 420 males and 410 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charda has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Charda is 721513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charda covers 57.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charda falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Charda is Chakulia, about 17 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 Charda.

Charda is about 72 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charda is in Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Chakulia is about 17 km away. Jhargram is about 28 km away. Jhārgrām is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.