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About Charheri Village

Charheri is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 292 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charheri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140013
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 292
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Charheri compares

By the 2011 count Charheri is the 97th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Charheri

The census records public bus service for Charheri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Charheri from other places

Charheri lies about 14 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kurali, 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 Charheri
Nearest railway station Kurali under 2 km
Nearest town Kūrāli 1.7 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 15 km

Villages closest to Charheri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Charheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Charheri village had a population of 544. That makes it the 97th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Charheri village has 292 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charheri has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Charheri is 140013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charheri covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charheri falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Charheri is Kurali, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Charheri.

Charheri is about 14 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charheri is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kurali is about under 2 km away. Kūrāli is about 1.7 km away. Rupnagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Majra (under 2 km), Adhrera (under 2 km) and Dhianpura (2.5 km).

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

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