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About Chatra Village

Chatra is a mid sized village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 856, made up of 467 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Pincode 844005
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 856
Male Population 467
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chatra compares

By the 2011 count Chatra is the 69th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Chatra

Chatra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chatra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chatra from other places

Chatra lies about 48 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Khajauli, about 5.3 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 Chatra
Nearest railway station Khajauli 5.3 km
Nearest town Jainagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 34 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 48 km

Villages closest to Chatra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatra village had a population of 856. That makes it the 69th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Chatra village has 467 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatra has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Chatra is 844005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatra covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chatra falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chatra is Khajauli, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chatra.

Chatra is about 48 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatra is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Khajauli is about 5.3 km away. Jainagar is about 15 km away. Keotiranway is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agwanpatti (3.2 km), Kasma Balbhadar (4.0 km) and Kasma Lala (4.0 km).

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

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