Charhi is a census town in the

Churchu Churchu is a village in the Churchu CD block in the Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Churchu is located at . Area overview Hazaribagh district is a plateau area and ...

CD block in the

Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India. History During the period of Muslim rule, the thickly forested plateau area was ruled by ...

of the

Hazaribagh district Hazaribagh district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India and the district headquarter located in Hazaribagh town. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor. Etymology The district is named after its headquarters, the t ...

in the

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Geography

Location

Charhi is located at .

Area overview

Hazaribagh district is a

plateau In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ...

area and forests occupy around about 45% of the total area. It is a predominantly rural area with 92.34% of the population living in rural areas against 7.66% in the urban areas. There are many

census towns In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in the district, as can be seen in the map alongside. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people but with the extension of coal mines, particularly in the southern part of the district, employment in coal mines is increasing. However, it has to be borne in mind that modern mining operations are highly mechanised. Four operational areas of

Central Coalfields Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), an undertaking of the Government of India. CCL was established in 1956 as National Coal Development Corporation Limited and is a Category-I Mini Ratna company sinc ...

are marked on the map. All these areas are spread across partly this district and partly the neighbouring districts. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Urbanisation data calculated on the basis of census data for CD blocks and may vary a little against unpublished official data.

Civic administration

Police station

Charhi police station serves the Churchu CD block.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Charhi had a total population of 6,842, of which 3,611 (53%) were males and 3,231 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 840. The total number of literates in Charhi was 4,971 (82.82% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Hazaribagh'', Charhi covered an area of 3.79 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 5 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved hand pump, uncovered well. It had 1,188 domestic electric connections, 5 road lighting points. Among the educational facilities it had 6 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 5 secondary schools, the nearest senior secondary school at

Hazaribagh Hazaribagh is a city and a municipal corporation in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is considered as a health resort and is also popular for Hazaribag ...

20 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities, it had 1 auditorium/ community hall. Three important commodities it manufactured were gate/ grill, furniture, soil item. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks, 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society.

Economy

Projects in the Hazaribagh Area of

are: Parej East OC, Kedla UG, Kedla OC, Tapin OC, Jharkhand OC, Kedla Washery and Regional R/Workshop.

Transport

Charhi railway station is a station on the

Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line The Koderma–Hazaribagh–Barkakana–Ranchi line is an Indian railway line connecting in the Asansol–Gaya section with , and . This track is under the jurisdiction of South Eastern Railway and East Central Railway. History This line was ...

line

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passes through Charhi.

Education

Adarsh Inter College at Karukhap, PO Jarwa, PS Charhi was established in 2005. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce. Marshi Marshal School at NH 33 , PO+PS Charhi , Near State Bank of India, Charhi Branch. It offers courses up to

Senior Secondary The senior secondary years are the years of later adolescence corresponding to the later part of secondary education. Although definitions vary, the senior secondary years are sometimes defined as being from approximately age 15 to age 18. The ...

and it is affiliated with Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) Board .

Skill training

Sanmat
"Sri Someswar Nath Mahadev Trust" is running skill centre at Charhi for women to train and economically empower them. Sanmat being partner t
Jharkhand skill development missionJharkhand Government.
ref>https://www.skilljharkhand.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/JSDMS-Booklet-1.pdf

References

{{Hazaribagh District Cities and towns in Hazaribagh district