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About Chhata Village

Chhata is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,334, made up of 663 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 450 hectares
Population 1,334
Male Population 663
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhata compares

By the 2011 count Chhata is the 11th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 450 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Chhata

Chhata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhata from other places

Chhata lies about 21 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 5.4 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 Chhata
Nearest railway station Bingaon 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 7.9 km
District headquarters Khunti 21 km

Villages closest to Chhata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhata village had a population of 1,334. That makes it the 11th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Chhata village has 663 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhata has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Chhata is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhata covers 450 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhata falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhata is Bingaon, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhata.

Chhata is about 21 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhata is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Bingaon is about 5.4 km away. Karra is about 7.9 km away. Khunti is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rolagutu (1.5 km), Goso (1.9 km) and Korkotakadal (2.0 km).

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

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