About Chara Village

Chara is one of the larger villages in Karkal tehsil, in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,065, made up of 2,479 males and 2,586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1869.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 576112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chara village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Udupi
Tehsil	Karkal
Pincode	576112
Area (hectares)	1869.26 hectares
Population	5,065
Male Population	2,479
Female Population	2,586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chara compares

By the 2011 count Chara is the 11th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents. Its 1869.26 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Chara

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

Chara lies about 29 km from Udupi, and the nearest railway station is Barkur, about 23 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 Chara
Nearest town	Someshwar	10 km
Nearest railway station	Barkur	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karkal	28 km
District headquarters	Udupi	29 km

Villages closest to Chara

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

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Common questions about Chara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chara village had a population of 5,065. That makes it the 11th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,743 residents.

Chara village has 2,479 males and 2,586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chara has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Chara is 576112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chara covers 1869.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chara falls under Karkal tehsil of Udupi district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chara is Barkur, about 23 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 Chara.

Chara is about 29 km from Udupi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chara is in Karkal tehsil of Udupi district. Someshwar is about 10 km away. Barkur is about 23 km away. Karkal is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.