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About Charwal Village

Charwal is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,962, made up of 1,030 males and 932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184144, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charwal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184144
Area (hectares) 296 hectares
Population 1,962
Male Population 1,030
Female Population 932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Charwal compares

By the 2011 count Charwal is the 15th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Charwal

The census records public bus service for Charwal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charwal from other places

Charwal lies about 23 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Chhan Arorian, about 7.0 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 Charwal
Nearest railway station Chhan Arorian 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranagar 11 km
Nearest town Sāmba 23 km
District headquarters Kathua 23 km

Villages closest to Charwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charwal village had a population of 1,962. That makes it the 15th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Charwal village has 1,030 males and 932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charwal has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Charwal is 184144. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charwal covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charwal falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Charwal is Chhan Arorian, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Charwal.

Charwal is about 23 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charwal is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Chhan Arorian is about 7.0 km away. Hiranagar is about 11 km away. Sāmba is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behri (2.3 km), Dinga Amb (2.9 km) and Katli (3.5 km).

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

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