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About Charal Village

Charal is a mid sized village in Sanand tehsil, in the district of Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,985, made up of 997 males and 988 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 725.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charal village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Ahmadabad
Tehsil Sanand
Pincode 382110
Area (hectares) 725.66 hectares
Population 1,985
Male Population 997
Female Population 988
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charal compares

By the 2011 count Charal is the 36th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,730 residents. Its 725.66 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Charal

Charal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charal 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 Charal from other places

Charal lies about 32 km from Ahmadabad, and the nearest railway station is Chhatral, about under 2 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 Charal
Nearest railway station Chhatral under 2 km
Nearest town Kalol 6.2 km
District headquarters Ahmadabad 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Sanand 32 km

Villages closest to Charal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charal village had a population of 1,985. That makes it the 36th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,730 residents.

Charal village has 997 males and 988 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charal has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Charal is 382110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charal covers 725.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charal falls under Sanand tehsil of Ahmadabad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Charal is Chhatral, about under 2 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 Charal.

Charal is about 32 km from Ahmadabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charal is in Sanand tehsil of Ahmadabad district. Chhatral is about under 2 km away. Kalol is about 6.2 km away. Ahmadabad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garodiya (8.4 km), Khoraj (18 km) and Soyla (24 km).

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

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