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About Charen Village

Charen is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 45 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charen village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171301
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 45
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
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 Charen compares

By the 2011 count Charen is the 260th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Charen

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

Charen lies about 23 km from Shimla. 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 Charen
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 23 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km

Villages closest to Charen

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Charen

As per the Census of India 2011, Charen village had a population of 91. That makes it the 260th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Charen village has 45 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charen has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Charen is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charen covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charen falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Charen notes the nearest railway station 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 Charen.

Charen is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charen is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 23 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalahat Sita (under 2 km), Jaijar (3.3 km) and Up Muhal D P F Jaijar (3.3 km).

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

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