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About Pindi Charkan Kalan Village

Pindi Charkan Kalan is a mid sized village in Bishnah tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,984, made up of 997 males and 987 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pindi Charkan Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pindi Charkan Kalan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Bishnah
Pincode 181131
Area (hectares) 512.7 hectares
Population 1,984
Male Population 997
Female Population 987
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pindi Charkan Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Pindi Charkan Kalan is the 8th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 909 residents. Its 512.7 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 921.

Getting to Pindi Charkan Kalan

Pindi Charkan Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pindi Charkan Kalan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pindi Charkan Kalan from other places

Pindi Charkan Kalan lies about 26 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bari Brahman, 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 Pindi Charkan Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Bishnah 12 km
Nearest railway station Bari Brahman 16 km
Nearest town Jammu Cantonment 22 km
District headquarters Jammu 26 km

Villages closest to Pindi Charkan Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnah 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 Pindi Charkan Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pindi Charkan Kalan village had a population of 1,984. That makes it the 8th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 909 residents.

Pindi Charkan Kalan village has 997 males and 987 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pindi Charkan Kalan has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Pindi Charkan Kalan is 181131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pindi Charkan Kalan covers 512.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pindi Charkan Kalan falls under Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Pindi Charkan Kalan is Bari Brahman, 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 village for Pindi Charkan Kalan.

Pindi Charkan Kalan is about 26 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pindi Charkan Kalan is in Bishnah tehsil of Jammu district. Bishnah is about 12 km away. Bari Brahman is about 16 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pindi Sarochanan Khurd (under 2 km), Kathar (under 2 km) and Partap Garh (2.1 km).

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

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