About Charan Village

Charan is a large village in Shirala tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,306, made up of 1,631 males and 1,675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 876.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charan village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Sangli
Tehsil	Shirala
Pincode	415405
Area (hectares)	876.11 hectares
Population	3,306
Male Population	1,631
Female Population	1,675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charan compares

By the 2011 count Charan is the 10th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 876.11 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 1072.

Getting to Charan

Charan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Charan from other places

Charan lies about 53 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 27 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 Charan
Nearest town	Shahuwadi	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shirala	13 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	27 km
District headquarters	Sangli	53 km

Villages closest to Charan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charan village had a population of 3,306. That makes it the 10th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Charan village has 1,631 males and 1,675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charan has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1072.

The pincode recorded for Charan is 415405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charan covers 876.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charan falls under Shirala tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Charan is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Charan.

Charan is about 53 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charan is in Shirala tehsil of Sangli district. Shahuwadi is about 13 km away. Shirala is about 13 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.