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About Chhatera Village

Chhatera is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,633, made up of 827 males and 806 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatera village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493441
Area (hectares) 657.92 hectares
Population 1,633
Male Population 827
Female Population 806
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhatera compares

By the 2011 count Chhatera is the 74th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 657.92 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Chhatera

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

Chhatera lies about 36 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 6.4 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 Chhatera
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 7.0 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 13 km
District headquarters Raipur 36 km

Villages closest to Chhatera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatera village had a population of 1,633. That makes it the 74th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Chhatera village has 827 males and 806 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatera has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Chhatera is 493441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatera covers 657.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhatera falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhatera is Arang Mahanadi, about 6.4 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Chhatera.

Chhatera is about 36 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatera is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang Mahanadi is about 6.4 km away. Arang is about 7.0 km away. Mahāsamund is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Charauda (1.6 km), Lingadih (1.7 km) and Goinda (2.2 km).

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

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