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About Chatar Village

Chatar is a mid sized village in Kako tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,964, made up of 1,036 males and 928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Chatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Kako
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,964
Male Population 1,036
Female Population 928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chatar compares

By the 2011 count Chatar is the 29th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Chatar

The census records public bus service for Chatar 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 <5 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 6.0 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 4.2 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 Mai 4.2 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 6.0 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kako 6.7 km

Villages closest to Chatar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kako 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 1,964. That makes it the 29th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Chatar village has 1,036 males and 928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatar has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Chatar covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chatar falls under Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chatar is Mai, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chatar.

Chatar is about 6.0 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatar is in Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district. Mai is about 4.2 km away. Jehanabad is about 6.0 km away. Jahānābād is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harahar (under 2 km), Dharampur (under 2 km) and Basantpur Harahar (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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