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About Charonj Village

Charonj is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 53 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charonj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charonj village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176123
Area (hectares) 51.01 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 53
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charonj compares

By the 2011 count Charonj is the 159th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 51.01 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Charonj

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

Charonj lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Charonj
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 18 km

Villages closest to Charonj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charonj village had a population of 111. That makes it the 159th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Charonj village has 53 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charonj has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Charonj is 176123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charonj covers 51.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charonj falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charonj is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Charonj.

Charonj is about 18 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charonj is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunkar (under 2 km), Matkehru (under 2 km) and Darubbal (under 2 km).

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

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