About Chara Village

Chara is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 48 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Nalagarh
Pincode	174101
Area (hectares)	38 hectares
Population	94
Male Population	48
Female Population	46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chara compares

By the 2011 count Chara is the 208th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 918.

Getting to Chara

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

Chara lies about 17 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 8.8 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 Chara
Nearest railway station	Sonwara	8.8 km
Nearest town	Kālka	11 km
District headquarters	Solan	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nalagarh	23 km

Villages closest to Chara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chara village had a population of 94. That makes it the 208th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Chara village has 48 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chara has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Chara is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chara covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chara falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chara is Sonwara, about 8.8 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 Chara.

Chara is about 17 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chara is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 8.8 km away. Kālka is about 11 km away. Solan is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.