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About Charala Village

Charala is a large village in Chowdepalle tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,437, made up of 1,218 males and 1,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2457 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517257, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charala village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Chowdepalle
Pincode 517257
Area (hectares) 2457 hectares
Population 2,437
Male Population 1,218
Female Population 1,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charala compares

By the 2011 count Charala is the 8th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,807 residents. Its 2457 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Charala

Charala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charala as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charala from other places

Charala lies about 16 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Putalapattu, about 16 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 Charala
Nearest railway station Putalapattu 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chowdepalle 16 km
District headquarters Chittoor 16 km

Villages closest to Charala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charala village had a population of 2,437. That makes it the 8th largest of the 15 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,807 residents.

Charala village has 1,218 males and 1,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charala has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Charala is 517257. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charala covers 2457 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charala falls under Chowdepalle tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charala is Putalapattu, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Charala.

Charala is about 16 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charala is in Chowdepalle tehsil of Chittoor district. Putalapattu is about 16 km away. Chowdepalle is about 16 km away. Chittoor is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are 29 A Chinta Makulapalle (5.3 km), Settipeta (15 km) and Chowdepalle (16 km).

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

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