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About Chatra Village

Chatra is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 31 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176033
Area (hectares) 39.12 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 31
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 261st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 39.12 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

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 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 22 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 12 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 Dera Gopipur 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 22 km
Nearest town Talwāra 30 km

Villages closest to Chatra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 62. That makes it the 261st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Chatra village has 31 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatra has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Chatra is 176033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatra covers 39.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chatra falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chatra is Tripal, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chatra.

Chatra is about 22 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatra is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 2.8 km away. Tripal is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahru (under 2 km), Maleta (under 2 km) and Digan (1.7 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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