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About Chhatar Village

Chhatar is a small village in Phulidumar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 110 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813166, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Phulidumar
Pincode 813166
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 110
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhatar compares

By the 2011 count Chhatar is the 85th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Chhatar

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

Chhatar lies about 42 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 25 km away. 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 Chhatar
Nearest town Kharagpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Khariapipra Halt 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulidumar 25 km
District headquarters Banka 42 km

Villages closest to Chhatar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatar village had a population of 220. That makes it the 85th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Chhatar village has 110 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Chhatar is 813166. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatar covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhatar falls under Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhatar is Khariapipra Halt, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 10+ km distance for Chhatar.

Chhatar is about 42 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatar is in Phulidumar tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 10 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 25 km away. Phulidumar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Hathia Pathar (under 2 km), Tola Tetaria (1.6 km) and Lauria (2.9 km).

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

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