Charthana
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Charthana | |
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Village | |
  Charthana Location in Maharashtra, India  Charthana Charthana (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°37′36″N 76°32′23″E / 19.62667°N 76.53972°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Parbhani |
| Founded by | Kisannadu Anchintam ( Yerralu Dynasty) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,795[1] |
| Demonym | Charthanakar |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 431509[2] |
| Telephone code | 02457 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-22 |
Charthana is a major village in Jintur taluka of Parbhani district in Maharashtra state of India. It used to be known as Charukshetra Nagari in the name of king Charudatta. There are near about 360 temples of Mahadeva, some of which are under the ground. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has acquired the remaining temples for conservation. Gokuleshwar mandir, Barav, Dwipmal, and Nartirtha are places of interest among many others.
Charthana is a village with total 4120 families residing. Charthana village has population of 17000 of which 9000are males while 8000 are females as per Population Census 2011.[1]
Average Sex Ratio of Charthana village is 970 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929.[1]
Charthana village has lower literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Charthana village was 75.45% compared to 82.34% of Maharashtra. In Charthana Male literacy stands at 82.07% while female literacy rate was 68.81%.[1]
Other backword class (OBC),Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.75% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.04% of total population in Charthana village.[1]
