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About Chhatahar Village

Chhatahar is a large village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,402, made up of 1,262 males and 1,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares.

Chhatahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Shambhuganj
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 2,402
Male Population 1,262
Female Population 1,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhatahar compares

By the 2011 count Chhatahar is the 18th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Chhatahar

Chhatahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhatahar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chhatahar from other places

Chhatahar lies about 33 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 18 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 Chhatahar
Nearest town Kharagpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Ganganiyan 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Shambhuganj 33 km
District headquarters Banka 33 km

Villages closest to Chhatahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatahar village had a population of 2,402. That makes it the 18th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Chhatahar village has 1,262 males and 1,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatahar has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Chhatahar covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhatahar falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhatahar is Ganganiyan, about 18 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhatahar.

Chhatahar is about 33 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatahar is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 13 km away. Ganganiyan is about 18 km away. Shambhuganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanihar (under 2 km), Malda Buzurg (under 2 km) and Malda Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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