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About Chatro Village

Chatro is a mid sized village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,059, made up of 543 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barhi
Pincode 825405
Area (hectares) 254 hectares
Population 1,059
Male Population 543
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatro compares

By the 2011 count Chatro is the 37th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 254 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chatro

Chatro is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chatro as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chatro from other places

Chatro lies about 34 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Urwan, about 13 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 Chatro
Nearest railway station Urwan 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 14 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 20 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 34 km

Villages closest to Chatro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatro village had a population of 1,059. That makes it the 37th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Chatro village has 543 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatro has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chatro is 825405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatro covers 254 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chatro falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chatro is Urwan, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Chatro.

Chatro is about 34 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatro is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Urwan is about 13 km away. Barhi is about 14 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bariatha (1.8 km), Padaria (2.1 km) and Belhara (3.3 km).

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

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