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About Chharan Village

Chharan is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 11 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chharan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 14 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 11
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
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 Chharan compares

By the 2011 count Chharan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 992.

Getting to Chharan

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

Chharan 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 Chharan
Nearest railway station Sonwara 8.8 km
Nearest town Kālka 11 km
District headquarters Solan 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 21 km

Villages closest to Chharan

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 Chharan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chharan village had a population of 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Chharan village has 11 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chharan has about 818 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 Chharan is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chharan covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chharan 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chharan.

Chharan 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.

Chharan is in Ramshahr 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.

The closest recorded villages are Waha (1.8 km), Jangal Badhal (2.7 km) and Chamdar (3.2 km).

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

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