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About Chhatera Village

Chhatera is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 23 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 565 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 20.71 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 23
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 565
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhatera compares

By the 2011 count Chhatera is the 162nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 20.71 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Chhatera

The census records public bus service for Chhatera 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 <5 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 10 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 3.0 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 Sonwara 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 10 km
District headquarters Solan 10 km

Villages closest to Chhatera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darlaghat 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 36. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Chhatera village has 23 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatera has about 565 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Chhatera is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatera covers 20.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhatera falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhatera is Sonwara, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chhatera.

Chhatera is about 10 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatera is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 3.0 km away. Darlaghat is about 10 km away. Solan is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanyarari (3.2 km), Kothi (3.7 km) and Ali (4.5 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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