About Charauri Village

Charauri is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 354 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charauri village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176319
Area (hectares)	254.53 hectares
Population	707
Male Population	354
Female Population	353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charauri compares

By the 2011 count Charauri is the 29th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 254.53 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 968.

Getting to Charauri

Charauri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charauri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charauri from other places

Charauri lies about 17 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 57 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 Charauri
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	17 km
District headquarters	Chamba	17 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	57 km

Villages closest to Charauri

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

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Common questions about Charauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Charauri village had a population of 707. That makes it the 29th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Charauri village has 354 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charauri has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Charauri is 176319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charauri covers 254.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charauri falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charauri is Nurpur Road, about 57 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 5 - 10 km distance for Charauri.

Charauri is about 17 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charauri is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 17 km away. Chamba is about 17 km away. Nurpur Road is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.