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About Chatar Village

Chatar is a mid sized village in Rafiganj tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,207, made up of 647 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Rafiganj
Pincode 824125
Area (hectares) 216 hectares
Population 1,207
Male Population 647
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatar compares

By the 2011 count Chatar is the 87th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Chatar

Chatar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chatar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chatar from other places

Chatar lies about 24 km from Aurangabad. 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 Chatar
Tehsil headquarters Rafiganj 4.0 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 24 km

Villages closest to Chatar

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

Common questions about Chatar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatar village had a population of 1,207. That makes it the 87th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,326 residents.

Chatar village has 647 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatar has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Chatar is 824125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatar covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chatar falls under Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The census record for Chatar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chatar.

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

Chatar is in Rafiganj tehsil of Aurangabad district. Rafiganj is about 4.0 km away. Aurangabad is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nima Mamrez (under 2 km), Nima Bazid (under 2 km) and Takra (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chatar today is likely to be higher.

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