About Chara Village

Chara is a mid sized village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,465, made up of 756 males and 709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 753.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chara village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jhalawar
Tehsil	Gangdhar
Pincode	326515
Area (hectares)	753.61 hectares
Population	1,465
Male Population	756
Female Population	709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chara compares

By the 2011 count Chara is the 23rd largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 753.61 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

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 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 Chara from other places

Chara lies about 100 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Thuria, about 11 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	Thuria	11 km
Nearest town	Alot	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangdhar	14 km
District headquarters	Jhalawar	100 km

Villages closest to Chara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangdhar 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 1,465. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Chara village has 756 males and 709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chara has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Chara is 326515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chara covers 753.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chara falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chara is Thuria, about 11 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 Chara.

Chara is about 100 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chara is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Thuria is about 11 km away. Alot is about 12 km away. Gangdhar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.