About Chharba Village

Chharba is one of the larger villages in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,268, made up of 3,790 males and 3,478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1567.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248197, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chharba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chharba village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Dehradun
Tehsil	Vikasnagar
Pincode	248197
Area (hectares)	1567.9 hectares
Population	7,268
Male Population	3,790
Female Population	3,478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chharba compares

By the 2011 count Chharba is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 1567.9 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Chharba

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

Chharba lies about 24 km from Dehradun. 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 Chharba
Tehsil headquarters	Vikasnagar	7.2 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	18 km
District headquarters	Dehradun	24 km

Villages closest to Chharba

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Chharba

As per the Census of India 2011, Chharba village had a population of 7,268. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Chharba village has 3,790 males and 3,478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chharba has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Chharba is 248197. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chharba covers 1567.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chharba falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Chharba notes the nearest railway station 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 Chharba.

Chharba is about 24 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chharba is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 7.2 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 18 km away. Dehradun is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.