About Charak Village

Charak is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 284 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charak village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	145026
Area (hectares)	42 hectares
Population	541
Male Population	284
Female Population	257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charak compares

By the 2011 count Charak is the 211th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Charak

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

Charak lies about 50 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 6.2 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 Charak
Nearest railway station	Kandwal	6.2 km
Nearest town	Mamun	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	15 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	50 km

Villages closest to Charak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charak village had a population of 541. That makes it the 211th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Charak village has 284 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charak has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Charak is 145026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charak covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charak falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Charak is Kandwal, about 6.2 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 Charak.

Charak is about 50 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charak is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kandwal is about 6.2 km away. Mamun is about 11 km away. Pathankot is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.