# Chara Village, Gangdhar, Jhalawar (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Gangdhar, Jhalawar 

# Chara

Chara is a village in Gangdhar sub-district of Jhalawar district, Rajasthan, PIN code **326515**. The 2011 Census counted **1,465 people in 282 households**, the 23rd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 1,465people (2011)
- 282households
- 56.6%literacy
- 326515PIN code

## Chara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chara is 326515.** Chara falls in Gangdhar sub-district, Jhalawar district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code326515
- Community development blockDag
- Census village code105308

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

## How far is Chara from nearby towns?

- Gangdhar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Jhalawar (district HQ)155 km by road
- Bhawani Mandi (nearest town)105 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 Chara?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Chara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Unhel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gangdhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gangdhar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Chara known for?

The main crops are **makki, wheat and maithi**. Products made here include earthen pots. About 61% of the 754 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chara

Of every 100 households in Chara in 2011, 70 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chara · ■ Gangdhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****31%**

**47%

Television ****21%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**36%

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 Chara?

■ Chara · ■ Gangdhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746**

**923

Working population ****36.2%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 41.6% for women. 54% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 424 (80%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 77 (15%)

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 Gangdhar

- Koondla1,526 people
- Chachurni1,522 people
- Bardiya Beerji1,513 people
- Dhatooriya1,478 people
- Dori1,387 people
- Sakariya1,347 people
- Udaipur1,341 people
- Dobra1,334 people

[All 191 villages in Gangdhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jhalawar/gangdhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chara?326515
- How far is Chara from Jhalawar?155 km by road
- What is the population of Chara?1,465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chara in?Jhalawar district (Gangdhar sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Chara?56.6% (Census 2011)
