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About Charog Village

Charog is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 176 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 139.29 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 176
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charog compares

By the 2011 count Charog is the 22nd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 139.29 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Charog

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

Charog lies about 47 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 26 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 Charog
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 26 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 34 km
District headquarters Solan 47 km

Villages closest to Charog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charog village had a population of 308. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Charog village has 176 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charog has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Charog is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charog covers 139.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charog falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charog is Summer Hill, about 26 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 Charog.

Charog is about 47 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charog is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 26 km away. Sundarnagar is about 26 km away. Ramshahr is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sainj (5.3 km), Chalyauni (7.0 km) and Bhatlog (7.4 km).

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

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