About Chhatera Village

Chhatera is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 162 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, 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	Kasauli
Pincode	173209
Area (hectares)	63.11 hectares
Population	308
Male Population	162
Female Population	146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 40th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 63.11 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

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 within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 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	Kasauli	4.5 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 Kasauli 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.

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Common questions about Chhatera

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatera village had a population of 308. That makes it the 40th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Chhatera village has 162 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatera has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Chhatera is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatera covers 63.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhatera falls under Kasauli 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 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 3.0 km away. Kasauli is about 4.5 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.