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About Goraha Charala Village

Goraha Charala is a mid sized village in Sunderbani tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 305 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goraha Charala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goraha Charala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Sunderbani
Pincode 185153
Area (hectares) 241.2 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 305
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
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 Goraha Charala compares

By the 2011 count Goraha Charala is the 28th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents. Its 241.2 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Goraha Charala

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

Goraha Charala lies about 28 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 43 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 Goraha Charala
Tehsil headquarters Sunderbani 8.6 km
District headquarters Rajouri 28 km
Nearest town Rajaori 32 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 43 km

Villages closest to Goraha Charala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sunderbani 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 Goraha Charala

As per the Census of India 2011, Goraha Charala village had a population of 622. That makes it the 28th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents.

Goraha Charala village has 305 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goraha Charala has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Goraha Charala is 185153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goraha Charala covers 241.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goraha Charala falls under Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Goraha Charala is Dugga, about 43 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 Goraha Charala.

Goraha Charala is about 28 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goraha Charala is in Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district. Sunderbani is about 8.6 km away. Rajouri is about 28 km away. Rajaori is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandrahi (under 2 km), Nala (under 2 km) and Patrat (2.1 km).

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

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