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About Chatar Village

Chatar is a mid sized village in Jainagar tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 991, made up of 519 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.3 hectares hectares.

Chatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Jainagar
Area (hectares) 41.3 hectares
Population 991
Male Population 519
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chatar compares

By the 2011 count Chatar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 8,187 residents. Its 41.3 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Chatar

Chatar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chatar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chatar from other places

Chatar lies about 24 km from Madhubani, 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
Tehsil headquarters Jainagar 5.8 km
District headquarters Madhubani 24 km

Villages closest to Chatar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jainagar 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 991. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,187 residents.

Chatar village has 519 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Chatar covers 41.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chatar falls under Jainagar tehsil of Madhubani 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chatar.

Chatar is about 24 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatar is in Jainagar tehsil of Madhubani district. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 5.5 km away. Jainagar is about 5.8 km away. Madhubani is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhi (under 2 km), Silanath Dulipatti (2.4 km) and Kuar (3.1 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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