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Karnataka govt begins relocation of 11k seized vehicles to Bengaluru outskirts
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- LGD code
- 608869
- Pincode
- 576112
- Post office
- Hebri
- Population
- 5,065
- Households
- 1,054
- Literacy rate
- 75.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1043 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,444
- Distance to district centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 289 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 575 km
- Nearest railway station
- Barkur · 23 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sri Raghavendra Maternity and General Hospital · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chara compares
By population, Chara ranks #2 of 16 villages in Hebri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.6%
+0.9% vs mandal average
- Chara
- 75.6%
- Hebri mandal
- 74.7%
- Udupi district
- 78.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,043
−21 vs mandal average
- Chara
- 1,043
- Hebri mandal
- 1,064
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Chara
- 4.8
- Hebri mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chara at a glance
Chara is a village of 5,065 people in 1,054 households (Census 2011) in Hebri taluk, Udupi district, Karnataka, the 2nd-largest of 16 villages in Hebri taluk. Literacy is 76%, about the same as the taluk average of 75% and the sex ratio is 1,043 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the Udupi district centre, 32 km from Nitte, the nearest town, 23 km from Barkur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 576112, served by Hebri post office; the LGD village code is 608869. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sri Raghavendra Maternity and General Hospital, 1 km away. The village votes in Karkal assembly constituency, represented by MLA V Sunill Kumar. The population is estimated at 5,972 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 5
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KARKAL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 30
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 33
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- HEBRI
- Total area (ha)
- 1,869.26
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 109.24
- Forest area (ha)
- 59.13
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chara
- LGD code
- 608869
- Pincode
- 576112
- Post office
- Hebri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,065
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,972
- Households
- 1,054
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1043
- Literacy rate
- 75.6%
- Coordinates
- 13.46803°N, 74.97532°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udupi Chikmagalur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Karkal
- Member of Parliament
- Kota Srinivas Poojary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- V Sunill Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Hebri
Getting there
How to reach Chara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru289 kmcapital
- Chennai575 km
- Hyderabad576 km
- Mumbai663 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBarkur23 km
- Bus stopShivapura5 km
- Hospital / PHCSri Raghavendra Maternity and General Hospital1 km
- ATM / bankVijaya Bank2 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil2 km
- CollegeGovernment PU College21 km
- Police stationHebri Police Station2 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Chara
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Shri Ananthapadmanabha Swami TempleTemple1.8 km ↗
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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