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About Cher Village

Cher is a small village in Dhandhuka tehsil, in the district of Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 156 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1634.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382463, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cher village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Ahmadabad
Tehsil Dhandhuka
Pincode 382463
Area (hectares) 1634.28 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 156
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cher compares

By the 2011 count Cher is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,634 residents. Its 1634.28 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Cher

Cher is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Cher as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Cher from other places

Cher lies about 100 km from Ahmadabad, and the nearest railway station is Tagdi, 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 Cher
Nearest railway station Tagdi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhandhuka 18 km
District headquarters Ahmadabad 100 km

Villages closest to Cher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cher village had a population of 290. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,634 residents.

Cher village has 156 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cher has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Cher is 382463. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cher covers 1634.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Cher falls under Dhandhuka tehsil of Ahmadabad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Cher is Tagdi, 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 10+ km distance for Cher.

Cher is about 100 km from Ahmadabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cher is in Dhandhuka tehsil of Ahmadabad district. Tagdi is about 16 km away. Dhandhuka is about 18 km away. Ahmadabad is about 100 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorasu (4.3 km), Otariya (4.8 km) and Bhadiyad (6.7 km).

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

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