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About Saki Charang Village

Saki Charang is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 149 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saki Charang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saki Charang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Nichar
Pincode 172115
Area (hectares) 101.81 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 149
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saki Charang compares

By the 2011 count Saki Charang is the 33rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 101.81 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Saki Charang

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

Saki 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 Saki 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 Saki 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.

Common questions about Saki Charang

As per the Census of India 2011, Saki Charang village had a population of 293. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Saki Charang village has 149 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saki Charang has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

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

Saki Charang covers 101.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Saki 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saki Charang.

Saki 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.

Saki 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.

The closest recorded villages are Chaura (under 2 km), Rock Charang (under 2 km) and Baro (8.1 km).

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

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