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About Chatra Village

Chatra is a mid sized village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 380 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Chatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 380
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
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 84th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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 146 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Angar Ghat, 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 Chatra
Tehsil headquarters Dagarua 14 km
Nearest town Rosera 17 km
Nearest railway station Angar Ghat 18 km
District headquarters Purnia 146 km

Villages closest to Chatra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dagarua 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 693. That makes it the 84th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Chatra village has 380 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatra has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Chatra covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chatra falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chatra is Angar Ghat, about 18 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 146 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatra is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Dagarua is about 14 km away. Rosera is about 17 km away. Angar Ghat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanpi (under 2 km), Habka (2.7 km) and Bahadurpur (2.9 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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