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About Charak Village

Charak is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 69 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charak village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 69
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Charak compares

By the 2011 count Charak is the 154th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Charak

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

Charak lies about 19 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 27 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 Charak
Nearest town Nāhan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 19 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 19 km
Nearest railway station Barog 27 km

Villages closest to Charak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charak village had a population of 136. That makes it the 154th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Charak village has 69 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charak has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Charak is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charak covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charak falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charak is Barog, about 27 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 Charak.

Charak is about 19 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charak is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 15 km away. Pachhad is about 19 km away. Sirmaur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakuron (under 2 km), Banahan Ki Ser (under 2 km) and Shampur Chandog (under 2 km).

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

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