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About Charuri Village

Charuri is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 75 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charuri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176403
Area (hectares) 137.97 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 75
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charuri compares

By the 2011 count Charuri is the 123rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 137.97 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Charuri

Charuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Charuri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Charuri from other places

Charuri lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 4.6 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 Charuri
Nearest railway station Talara 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 15 km
Nearest town Mamun 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km

Villages closest to Charuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charuri village had a population of 138. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Charuri village has 75 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charuri has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Charuri is 176403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charuri covers 137.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charuri falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charuri is Talara, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Charuri.

Charuri is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charuri is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 4.6 km away. Fatehpur is about 15 km away. Mamun is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hauri (under 2 km), Sarela (2.8 km) and Gholi (4.7 km).

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

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