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About Chari Village

Chari is a large village in Khamanon tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,194, made up of 1,154 males and 1,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 392 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chari village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Khamanon
Pincode 140101
Area (hectares) 392 hectares
Population 2,194
Male Population 1,154
Female Population 1,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chari compares

By the 2011 count Chari is the 5th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 392 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Chari

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

Chari lies about 62 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 3.8 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 Chari
Nearest railway station Khamanon 3.8 km
Nearest town Khanna 11 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 62 km

Villages closest to Chari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chari village had a population of 2,194. That makes it the 5th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Chari village has 1,154 males and 1,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chari has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Chari is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chari covers 392 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chari falls under Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chari is Khamanon, about 3.8 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 Chari.

Chari is about 62 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chari is in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khamanon is about 3.8 km away. Khanna is about 11 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuttan (1.6 km), Raya (2.2 km) and Thikriwala (2.3 km).

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

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