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About Chhara Village

Chhara is one of the larger villages in Kodinar tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,310, made up of 3,134 males and 3,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1627.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362720, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhara village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Kodinar
Pincode 362720
Area (hectares) 1627.23 hectares
Population 6,310
Male Population 3,134
Female Population 3,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhara compares

By the 2011 count Chhara is the 10th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,973 residents. Its 1627.23 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chhara

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

How far is Chhara from other places

Chhara lies about 90 km from Junagadh. 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 Chhara
Tehsil headquarters Kodinar 5.9 km
Nearest town Kodīnar 5.9 km
District headquarters Junagadh 90 km

Villages closest to Chhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhara village had a population of 6,310. That makes it the 10th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,973 residents.

Chhara village has 3,134 males and 3,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhara has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chhara is 362720. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhara covers 1627.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhara falls under Kodinar tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The census record for Chhara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhara.

Chhara is about 90 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhara is in Kodinar tehsil of Junagadh district. Kodinar is about 5.9 km away. Kodīnar is about 5.9 km away. Junagadh is about 90 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarkhadi (4.1 km), Mul Dwarka (5.6 km) and Malsaram (6.9 km).

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

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