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About Charara Village

Charara is a small village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 172 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 174307
Area (hectares) 143.06 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 172
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charara compares

By the 2011 count Charara is the 68th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 143.06 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Charara

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

Charara lies about 38 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Charara
Tehsil headquarters Bangana 20 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 29 km
District headquarters Una 38 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Charara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charara village had a population of 329. That makes it the 68th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Charara village has 172 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charara has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Charara is 174307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charara covers 143.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charara falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charara is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Charara.

Charara is about 38 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charara is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. Bangana is about 20 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Una is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Awahar (under 2 km), Bandhar Solhsinghi (under 2 km) and Banghar Yara (under 2 km).

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

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