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About Chatara Village

Chatara is a small village in Udhampur tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 188 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatara village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Udhampur
Pincode 182101
Area (hectares) 127.9 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 188
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatara compares

By the 2011 count Chatara is the 121st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 127.9 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Chatara

Chatara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chatara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chatara from other places

Chatara lies about 9.5 km from Udhampur. 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 Chatara
Nearest railway station Udhampur 9.5 km

Villages closest to Chatara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatara village had a population of 370. That makes it the 121st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Chatara village has 188 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatara has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Chatara is 182101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatara covers 127.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chatara falls under Udhampur tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chatara is Udhampur, about 9.5 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 village for Chatara.

Chatara is about 9.5 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatara is in Udhampur tehsil of Udhampur district. Udhampur is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadsar Kote (under 2 km), Kotijijan (under 2 km) and Kotli Bala (under 2 km).

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

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