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About Charkhari Village

Charkhari is a mid sized village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 582, made up of 287 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charkhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charkhari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175046
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 582
Male Population 287
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charkhari compares

By the 2011 count Charkhari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Charkhari

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

Charkhari lies about 39 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Charkhari
Nearest town Sundarnagar 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 25 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 39 km

Villages closest to Charkhari

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 Charkhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Charkhari village had a population of 582. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Charkhari village has 287 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charkhari has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Charkhari is 175046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charkhari covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Charkhari is Summer Hill, about 32 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 Charkhari.

Charkhari is about 39 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charkhari is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 23 km away. Nihri is about 25 km away. Summer Hill is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Preshi (under 2 km), Rohara (under 2 km) and Galiog (1.6 km).

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

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