About Charna Village

Charna is a mid sized village in Nohra tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 455 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 503.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charna village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Nohra
Pincode	173104
Area (hectares)	503.3 hectares
Population	926
Male Population	455
Female Population	471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charna compares

By the 2011 count Charna is the 5th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 490 residents. Its 503.3 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 973.

Getting to Charna

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

Charna lies about 60 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 7.2 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 Charna
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	7.2 km
Nearest town	Shimla	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nohra	33 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	60 km

Villages closest to Charna

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

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Common questions about Charna

As per the Census of India 2011, Charna village had a population of 926. That makes it the 5th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 490 residents.

Charna village has 455 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charna has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Charna is 173104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charna covers 503.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charna falls under Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charna is Jutogh, about 7.2 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 Charna.

Charna is about 60 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charna is in Nohra tehsil of Sirmaur district. Jutogh is about 7.2 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Nohra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.