About Chara Village

Chara is a mid sized village in Raniwara tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,649, made up of 841 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1210.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chara village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jalor
Tehsil	Raniwara
Pincode	343029
Area (hectares)	1210.03 hectares
Population	1,649
Male Population	841
Female Population	808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chara compares

By the 2011 count Chara is the 50th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 1210.03 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chara

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

Chara lies about 62 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Kori, about 3.1 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 Chara
Nearest railway station	Marwar Kori	3.1 km
Nearest town	Bhīnmāl	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raniwara	16 km
District headquarters	Jalor	62 km

Villages closest to Chara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chara village had a population of 1,649. That makes it the 50th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Chara village has 841 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chara has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chara is 343029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chara covers 1210.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chara falls under Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chara is Marwar Kori, about 3.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chara.

Chara is about 62 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chara is in Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district. Marwar Kori is about 3.1 km away. Bhīnmāl is about 13 km away. Raniwara is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.