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About Chhatra Village

Chhatra is a mid sized village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 750, made up of 373 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatra village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Doda
Tehsil Bhaderwah
Pincode 182221
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 750
Male Population 373
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhatra compares

By the 2011 count Chhatra is the 26th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Chhatra

Chhatra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhatra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chhatra from other places

Chhatra lies about 15 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 50 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 Chhatra
Tehsil headquarters Bhaderwah 9.9 km
District headquarters Doda 15 km
Nearest railway station Udhampur 50 km

Villages closest to Chhatra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatra village had a population of 750. That makes it the 26th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Chhatra village has 373 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatra has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Chhatra is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatra covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhatra falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chhatra is Udhampur, about 50 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhatra.

Chhatra is about 15 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatra is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 9.9 km away. Doda is about 15 km away. Udhampur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahri (under 2 km), Sengoi (under 2 km) and Himote (1.6 km).

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

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