About Charjer Village

Charjer is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 112 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charjer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charjer village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baroh
Pincode	176047
Area (hectares)	102.36 hectares
Population	227
Male Population	112
Female Population	115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charjer compares

By the 2011 count Charjer is the 32nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 102.36 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Charjer

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

Charjer lies about 41 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 7.6 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 Charjer
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baroh	12 km
Nearest town	Mamun	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	41 km

Villages closest to Charjer

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charjer village had a population of 227. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Charjer village has 112 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charjer has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Charjer is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charjer covers 102.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charjer falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charjer is Nurpur Road, about 7.6 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 Charjer.

Charjer is about 41 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charjer is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 7.6 km away. Baroh is about 12 km away. Mamun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.