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About Char Village

Char is a small village in Digod tehsil, in the district of Kota, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 244 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Char Overview

Census 2011 figures for Char village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Kota
Tehsil Digod
Pincode 325201
Area (hectares) 293.13 hectares
Population 481
Male Population 244
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Char compares

By the 2011 count Char is the 107th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 293.13 hectares work out to about 1.6 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, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Char

Char is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Char 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Char from other places

Char lies about 20 km from Kota, and the nearest railway station is Digod, about 1.7 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 Char
Nearest railway station Digod 1.7 km
Nearest town Kaithoon 9.9 km
District headquarters Kota 20 km

Villages closest to Char

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Char village had a population of 481. That makes it the 107th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Char village has 244 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Char has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Char is 325201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Char covers 293.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Char falls under Digod tehsil of Kota district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Char is Digod, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Char.

Char is about 20 km from Kota in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Char is in Digod tehsil of Kota district. Digod is about 1.7 km away. Kaithoon is about 9.9 km away. Kota is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charheri (under 2 km), Dagariya (under 2 km) and Padliya (1.6 km).

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

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