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About Char Village

Char is a large village in Keshod tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,739, made up of 1,389 males and 1,350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1103.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Char Overview

Census 2011 figures for Char village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Keshod
Pincode 362220
Area (hectares) 1103.8 hectares
Population 2,739
Male Population 1,389
Female Population 1,350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Char compares

By the 2011 count Char is the 16th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,237 residents. Its 1103.8 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Char

Char is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Char 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. The nearest villages by name are Balagam, Bamnasa, Bava Simroli and Bhat Simroli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Char

As per the Census of India 2011, Char village had a population of 2,739. That makes it the 16th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,237 residents.

Char village has 1,389 males and 1,350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Char has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Char is 362220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Char covers 1103.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Char falls under Keshod tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The census record for Char notes the nearest railway station 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 Char.

Char is in Keshod tehsil of Junagadh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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