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About Chatar Village

Chatar is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 15 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 61.05 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 15
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatar compares

By the 2011 count Chatar is the 87th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 61.05 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Chatar

Chatar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chatar as Available within 10+ 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 Chatar from other places

Chatar lies about 13 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 25 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 Chatar
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 13 km
District headquarters Chatra 13 km
Nearest town Chatrā 13 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 25 km

Villages closest to Chatar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatar village had a population of 31. That makes it the 87th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Chatar village has 15 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatar has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Chatar is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatar covers 61.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chatar falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chatar is Shivpur, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chatar.

Chatar is about 13 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatar is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 13 km away. Chatra is about 13 km away. Chatrā is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivrajpur (under 2 km), Chandanpur (under 2 km) and Thakurdih (under 2 km).

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

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