About Chatar Village

Chatar is a large village in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,035, made up of 1,573 males and 1,462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.06 hectares hectares.

Chatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Falka
Area (hectares)	329.06 hectares
Population	3,035
Male Population	1,573
Female Population	1,462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatar compares

By the 2011 count Chatar is the 20th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 329.06 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Chatar

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

Chatar lies about 27 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, 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 Chatar
Tehsil headquarters	Falka	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kirtyanand Nagar	18 km
Nearest town	Purnia	18 km
District headquarters	Katihar	27 km

Villages closest to Chatar

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

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Common questions about Chatar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatar village had a population of 3,035. That makes it the 20th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Chatar village has 1,573 males and 1,462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Chatar covers 329.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chatar falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chatar is Kirtyanand Nagar, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chatar.

Chatar is about 27 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatar is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Falka is about 7.7 km away. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 18 km away. Purnia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.