# Charara Village, Nadaun, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Nadaun, Hamirpur 

# Charara

Charara is a village in Nadaun sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177040**. The 2011 Census counted **62 people in 17 households**, the 290th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 62people (2011)
- 17households
- 92.6%literacy
- 177040PIN code

## Charara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Charara is 177040.** Charara falls in Nadaun sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177040
- Community development blockNadaun
- Census village code016706

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Charara from nearby towns?

- Nadaun (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)21 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town)16 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Charara?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Charara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Malag
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Malag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rail
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Charara known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 22% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Charara

Of every 100 households in Charara in 2011, 94 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Charara · ■ Nadaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**13%

Tap water ****100%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**63%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**78%

Use banking services ****82%**

**90%

Television ****59%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Charara?

■ Charara · ■ Nadaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1296**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**869

Working population ****61.3%**

**61.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 86.7% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 38 (100%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nadaun

- Khalehr66 people
- Mandu66 people
- Pathialu65 people
- Mandoher64 people
- Duleh62 people
- Amlehar61 people
- Jangal61 people
- Mandeter61 people

[All 371 villages in Nadaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/nadaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Charara?177040
- How far is Charara from Hamirpur?21 km by road
- What is the population of Charara?62 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charara in?Hamirpur district (Nadaun sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Charara?92.6% (Census 2011)