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About Charangam Village

Charangam is a large village in Lunawada tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,324, made up of 1,184 males and 1,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 388270, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charangam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charangam village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Lunawada
Pincode 388270
Area (hectares) 426.33 hectares
Population 2,324
Male Population 1,184
Female Population 1,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charangam compares

By the 2011 count Charangam is the 21st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 426.33 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 947.

Getting to Charangam

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

Charangam lies about 32 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Demai, about 31 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 Charangam
Tehsil headquarters Lunawada 9.8 km
Nearest town Lūnāvāda 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Demai 31 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 32 km

Villages closest to Charangam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charangam village had a population of 2,324. That makes it the 21st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Charangam village has 1,184 males and 1,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charangam has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Charangam is 388270. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charangam covers 426.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charangam falls under Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Charangam is Demai, about 31 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 Charangam.

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

Charangam is in Lunawada tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Lunawada is about 9.8 km away. Lūnāvāda is about 9.8 km away. Demai is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salawada (under 2 km), Kaslal (1.7 km) and Kanela (1.7 km).

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

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