About Charan Village

Charan is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,054, made up of 535 males and 519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 362 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charan village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Nawanshahr
Pincode	144515
Area (hectares)	362 hectares
Population	1,054
Male Population	535
Female Population	519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charan compares

By the 2011 count Charan is the 131st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 362 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Charan

Charan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Charan from other places

Charan lies about 19 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 13 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 Charan
Nearest town	Bālāchor	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Rahon	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanshahr	15 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	19 km

Villages closest to Charan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charan village had a population of 1,054. That makes it the 131st largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Charan village has 535 males and 519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charan has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Charan is 144515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charan covers 362 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charan falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Charan is Rahon, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Charan.

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

Charan is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Bālāchor is about 5.7 km away. Rahon is about 13 km away. Nawanshahr is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.