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About Charna Village

Charna is a mid sized village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 331 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173022, 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 Renuka
Pincode 173022
Area (hectares) 387.65 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 331
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Charna compares

By the 2011 count Charna is the 38th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 387.65 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Charna

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

Charna lies about 8.8 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 38 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
Tehsil headquarters Renuka 8.8 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 8.8 km
Nearest town Nāhan 29 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 38 km

Villages closest to Charna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charna village had a population of 627. That makes it the 38th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Charna village has 331 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charna has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Charna is 173022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charna covers 387.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Charna is Salogra, about 38 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 Charna.

Charna is about 8.8 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 Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 8.8 km away. Sirmaur is about 8.8 km away. Nāhan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawai (under 2 km), Shilawara (2.9 km) and Tuheri (3.3 km).

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

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