About Rock Charang Village

Rock Charang is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 25 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,240 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rock Charang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rock Charang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Nichar
Pincode	172115
Area (hectares)	228.48 hectares
Population	56
Male Population	25
Female Population	31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,240
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rock Charang compares

By the 2011 count Rock Charang is the 68th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 228.48 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Rock Charang

Rock Charang is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rock Charang as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Rock Charang from other places

Rock Charang lies about 27 km from Kinnaur, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 142 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 Rock Charang
Tehsil headquarters	Nichar	27 km
District headquarters	Kinnaur	27 km
Nearest town	Mandi	140 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	142 km

Villages closest to Rock Charang

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nichar 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 Rock Charang

As per the Census of India 2011, Rock Charang village had a population of 56. That makes it the 68th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Rock Charang village has 25 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rock Charang has about 1240 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Rock Charang is 172115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rock Charang covers 228.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rock Charang falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rock Charang is Shimla, about 142 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rock Charang.

Rock Charang is about 27 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rock Charang is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 27 km away. Kinnaur is about 27 km away. Mandi is about 140 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.