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About Charandi Village

Charandi is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7, made up of 3 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charandi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 3.57 hectares
Population 7
Male Population 3
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
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 Charandi compares

By the 2011 count Charandi is the 187th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 3.57 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 979.

Getting to Charandi

Charandi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Charandi 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 Charandi from other places

Charandi lies about 21 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 51 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 Charandi
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 6.2 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 21 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 51 km

Villages closest to Charandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charandi village had a population of 7. That makes it the 187th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Charandi village has 3 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charandi has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Charandi is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charandi covers 3.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charandi falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charandi is Summer Hill, about 51 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 Charandi.

Charandi is about 21 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charandi is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 6.2 km away. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gali (2.0 km), D P F Shalani (3.4 km) and Kuthehr (4.1 km).

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

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