About Chatra Village

Chatra is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 295 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	148.56 hectares
Population	559
Male Population	295
Female Population	264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatra compares

By the 2011 count Chatra is the 78th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 148.56 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chatra

Chatra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chatra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bisunpur, Chachne, Chaklata and Chaklotipur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chatra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatra village had a population of 559. That makes it the 78th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Chatra village has 295 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatra has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Chatra is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatra covers 148.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chatra falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Chatra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chatra.

Chatra is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.