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About Charanwala Village

Charanwala is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 82 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charanwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charanwala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173020
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 82
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charanwala compares

By the 2011 count Charanwala is the 133rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Charanwala

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

Charanwala lies about 25 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Jagadhri Workshop, about 40 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 Charanwala
Nearest town Nāhan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 22 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 25 km
Nearest railway station Jagadhri Workshop 40 km

Villages closest to Charanwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Charanwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Charanwala village had a population of 161. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Charanwala village has 82 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charanwala has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Charanwala is 173020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charanwala covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charanwala falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charanwala is Jagadhri Workshop, about 40 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 Charanwala.

Charanwala is about 25 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charanwala is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 14 km away. Paonta Sahib is about 22 km away. Sirmaur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamni Ghat (1.9 km), Kodewala (2.3 km) and Lohgarh (4.1 km).

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

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