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About Chatarkhar Village

Chatarkhar is a mid sized village in Mungeli tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 393 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,186 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatarkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatarkhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Mungeli
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 219.97 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 393
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,186
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatarkhar compares

By the 2011 count Chatarkhar is the 85th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 830 residents. Its 219.97 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chatarkhar

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

Chatarkhar lies about 53 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 46 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 Chatarkhar
Tehsil headquarters Mungeli 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Belha 46 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 53 km

Villages closest to Chatarkhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatarkhar village had a population of 859. That makes it the 85th largest of the 230 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 830 residents.

Chatarkhar village has 393 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatarkhar has about 1186 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Chatarkhar is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatarkhar covers 219.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chatarkhar falls under Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chatarkhar is Belha, about 46 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chatarkhar.

Chatarkhar is about 53 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatarkhar is in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district. Mungeli is about 4.6 km away. Belha is about 46 km away. Bilaspur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalan (under 2 km), Dhangaon (under 2 km) and Baghamuda (2.0 km).

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

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