About Chharwar Village

Chharwar is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,284, made up of 686 males and 598 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chharwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chharwar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Dera Bassi
Pincode	140103
Area (hectares)	337 hectares
Population	1,284
Male Population	686
Female Population	598
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chharwar compares

By the 2011 count Chharwar is the 49th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Chharwar

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

Chharwar lies about 19 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Lalru, about 4.8 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 Chharwar
Nearest town	Lālru	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Lalru	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Bassi	12 km
District headquarters	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	19 km

Villages closest to Chharwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Chharwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chharwar village had a population of 1,284. That makes it the 49th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Chharwar village has 686 males and 598 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chharwar has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Chharwar is 140103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chharwar covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chharwar falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chharwar is Lalru, about 4.8 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 Chharwar.

Chharwar is about 19 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chharwar is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Lālru is about 4.3 km away. Lalru is about 4.8 km away. Dera Bassi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.