Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar # Charar Charar is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code 144201. The 2011 Census counted 381 people in 79 households, the 186th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 381 people (2011) - 79 households - 84.4% literacy - 144201 PIN code ## Charar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Charar is 144201. Charar falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144201 - Gram panchayat Charar - Community development block Bhogpur - Census village code 030623 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Charar from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ) 35 km by road - Bhogpur (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Charar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Charar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bhogpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kartarpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Jalandhar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Charar known for? The main crops are sugarcane, rice and maize. About 88% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Charar Of every 100 households in Charar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Charar · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 97% - Toilet within the home 64% 74% - No toilet (open defecation) 36% 26% - Tap water 1% 36% - Drinking water within premises 92% 86% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 78% 61% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 22% 33% - Use banking services 83% 75% - Television 94% 87% - Mobile phone 90% 80% - Computer with internet 3% 4% - Two-wheeler 63% 51% - Car / jeep / van 18% 13% - None of these assets 1% 3% - Own their home 94% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Charar? ■ Charar · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.4% 80.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 881 - Working population 22.0% 33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.1% for men and 79.3% for women. 38% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 20 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (6%) · ■ Household industry 2 (2%) · ■ Other work 51 (61%) · ■ Marginal 6 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jalandhar - II - Fazilpur 399 people - Ispur 395 people - Dittu Nangal 394 people - Devi Dasspur 388 people - Muchrowal 375 people - Talwandi Jhandir 372 people - Dode 364 people - Gadaipur 363 people All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II ## Other places named Charar - Charar · Village, Sankrail, Paschim Medinipur · 579 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charar? 144201 - How far is Charar from Jalandhar? 35 km by road - What is the population of Charar? 381 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charar in? Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Charar? 84.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/charar/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.