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About Chatra Village

Chatra is a mid sized village in Dawath tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,384, made up of 694 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Chatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dawath
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 1,384
Male Population 694
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatra compares

By the 2011 count Chatra is the 20th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

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 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 80 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 15 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 Dawath 5.8 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Shaheed Baba Parav Halt 15 km
District headquarters Rohtas 80 km

Villages closest to Chatra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dawath 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 1,384. That makes it the 20th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents.

Chatra village has 694 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatra has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Chatra covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chatra falls under Dawath tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chatra is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chatra.

Chatra is about 80 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatra is in Dawath tehsil of Rohtas district. Dawath is about 5.8 km away. Bikramganj is about 14 km away. Shaheed Baba Parav Halt is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doma Dehri (under 2 km), Chhitni (under 2 km) and Bairia (under 2 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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