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About Chatar Village

Chatar is a large village in Barhara tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,408, made up of 1,818 males and 1,590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Barhara
Pincode 802311
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 3,408
Male Population 1,818
Female Population 1,590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatar compares

By the 2011 count Chatar is the 20th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Chatar

Chatar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chatar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chatar from other places

Chatar lies about 156 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 5.5 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 Chatar
Nearest railway station Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) 5.5 km
Nearest town Jainagar 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhara 23 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 156 km

Villages closest to Chatar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhara 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 3,408. That makes it the 20th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,735 residents.

Chatar village has 1,818 males and 1,590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatar has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 878.

The pincode recorded for Chatar is 802311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatar covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chatar falls under Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chatar is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 5.5 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 <5 km distance for Chatar.

Chatar is about 156 km from Bhojpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatar is in Barhara tehsil of Bhojpur district. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 5.5 km away. Jainagar is about 5.8 km away. Barhara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathpur (9.3 km), Akauna (10 km) and Kondarha Uparwar (12 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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