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About Chhat Village

Chhat is a small village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 434, made up of 218 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Jhanduta
Pincode 174001
Area (hectares) 91.4 hectares
Population 434
Male Population 218
Female Population 216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhat compares

By the 2011 count Chhat is the 61st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 91.4 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Chhat

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

Chhat lies about 11 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Chakarbhata, about 4.7 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 Chhat
Nearest railway station Chakarbhata 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanduta 11 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 11 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 11 km

Villages closest to Chhat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhat village had a population of 434. That makes it the 61st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Chhat village has 218 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhat has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Chhat is 174001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhat covers 91.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhat falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhat is Chakarbhata, about 4.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhat.

Chhat is about 11 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhat is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. Chakarbhata is about 4.7 km away. Jhanduta is about 11 km away. Bilaspur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parli (4.5 km), Kalar (5.3 km) and Dhamli (6.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chhat today is likely to be higher.

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