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About Charakla Village

Charakla is a mid sized village in Okhamandal tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 325 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2110.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charakla village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Okhamandal
Pincode 361335
Area (hectares) 2110.39 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 325
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charakla compares

By the 2011 count Charakla is the 27th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,318 residents. Its 2110.39 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 976.

Getting to Charakla

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

Charakla lies about 103 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Gorinja, about 7.9 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 Charakla
Nearest railway station Gorinja 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Okhamandal 15 km
Nearest town Dwārka 16 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 103 km

Villages closest to Charakla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charakla village had a population of 606. That makes it the 27th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,318 residents.

Charakla village has 325 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charakla has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Charakla is 361335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charakla covers 2110.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charakla falls under Okhamandal tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Charakla is Gorinja, about 7.9 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 Charakla.

Charakla is about 103 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charakla is in Okhamandal tehsil of Jamnagar district. Gorinja is about 7.9 km away. Okhamandal is about 15 km away. Dwārka 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 Lovrali (3.7 km), Dhinaki (4.3 km) and Tupani (4.7 km).

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

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