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About Charar Village

Charar is a small village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 200 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144201
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 200
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Charar compares

By the 2011 count Charar is the 181st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Charar

Charar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Charar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charar from other places

Charar lies about 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sanaura, about under 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 Charar
Nearest railway station Sanaura under 2 km
Nearest town Urmar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 28 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Charar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II 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 Charar

As per the Census of India 2011, Charar village had a population of 381. That makes it the 181st largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Charar village has 200 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charar has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Charar is 144201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charar covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charar falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Charar is Sanaura, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Charar.

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

Charar is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sanaura is about under 2 km away. Urmar is about 12 km away. Jalandhar II is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barchuhi (under 2 km), Tandi (under 2 km) and Laroya (under 2 km).

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

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