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About Chhara Village

Chhara is one of the larger villages in Bahadurgarh tehsil, in the district of Jhajjar, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,989, made up of 7,120 males and 5,869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 124504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhara village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Jhajjar
Tehsil Bahadurgarh
Pincode 124504
Area (hectares) 3242 hectares
Population 12,989
Male Population 7,120
Female Population 5,869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhara compares

By the 2011 count Chhara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,768 residents. Its 3242 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 832.

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 village. 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 Chhara from other places

Chhara lies about 12 km from Jhajjar, and the nearest railway station is Dighal, about 9.1 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 Chhara
Nearest railway station Dighal 9.1 km
Nearest town Sāmpla 10 km
District headquarters Jhajjar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurgarh 21 km

Villages closest to Chhara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahadurgarh 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 12,989. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,768 residents.

Chhara village has 7,120 males and 5,869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhara has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 832.

The pincode recorded for Chhara is 124504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhara covers 3242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhara falls under Bahadurgarh tehsil of Jhajjar district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Chhara is Dighal, about 9.1 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 village for Chhara.

Chhara is about 12 km from Jhajjar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhara is in Bahadurgarh tehsil of Jhajjar district. Dighal is about 9.1 km away. Sāmpla is about 10 km away. Jhajjar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rewari Khera (2.4 km), Bhaproda (4.9 km) and Chhudani (5.6 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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