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About Chhatarpur Village

Chhatarpur is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 385 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatarpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 835206
Area (hectares) 598 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 385
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhatarpur compares

By the 2011 count Chhatarpur is the 24th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 682 residents. Its 598 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Chhatarpur

Chhatarpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhatarpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhatarpur from other places

Chhatarpur lies about 147 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 5.0 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 Chhatarpur
Nearest town Garhwa 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 32 km
District headquarters Gumla 147 km

Villages closest to Chhatarpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatarpur village had a population of 738. That makes it the 24th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 682 residents.

Chhatarpur village has 385 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatarpur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Chhatarpur is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatarpur covers 598 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhatarpur falls under Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhatarpur is Garwa, about 5.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhatarpur.

Chhatarpur is about 147 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatarpur is in Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district. Garhwa is about 3.8 km away. Garwa is about 5.0 km away. Chainpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marwa (3.3 km), Bhagwanpur (4.4 km) and Sakra (8.3 km).

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

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