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About Charori Village

Charori is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 279 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charori village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176051
Area (hectares) 94.6 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 279
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charori compares

By the 2011 count Charori is the 93rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 94.6 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 971.

Getting to Charori

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

Charori lies about 48 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 37 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 Charori
Nearest town Chamba 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 33 km
Nearest railway station Talara 37 km
District headquarters Kangra 48 km

Villages closest to Charori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charori village had a population of 554. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Charori village has 279 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charori has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Charori is 176051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charori covers 94.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charori falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charori is Talara, about 37 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 Charori.

Charori is about 48 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charori is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamba is about 5.4 km away. Nurpur is about 33 km away. Talara is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chodohli (3.4 km), Selahan (12 km) and Bhatal (15 km).

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

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