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About Chare Khan Village

Chare Khan is a small village in Beerwah tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 50, made up of 26 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chare Khan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chare Khan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Beerwah
Pincode 193411
Area (hectares) 14.63 hectares
Population 50
Male Population 26
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Chare Khan compares

By the 2011 count Chare Khan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents. Its 14.63 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Chare Khan

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

Chare Khan lies about 20 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 16 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 Chare Khan
Nearest town Ganderbal 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Mazhom 16 km
District headquarters Badgam 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Beerwah 26 km

Villages closest to Chare Khan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beerwah 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 Chare Khan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chare Khan village had a population of 50. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,479 residents.

Chare Khan village has 26 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chare Khan has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Chare Khan is 193411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chare Khan covers 14.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chare Khan falls under Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chare Khan is Mazhom, about 16 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 Chare Khan.

Chare Khan is about 20 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chare Khan is in Beerwah tehsil of Badgam district. Ganderbal is about 3.8 km away. Mazhom is about 16 km away. Badgam is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haranj Garoo (under 2 km), Gunj Lal Pora (2.7 km) and Narsing Pora (2.7 km).

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

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