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About Chhatara Village

Chhatara is a small village in Chandwara tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 156 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 736 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Chandwara
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 736 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 156
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhatara compares

By the 2011 count Chhatara is the 58th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents. Its 736 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Chhatara

Chhatara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhatara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhatara from other places

Chhatara lies about 17 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Nathganj, about 5.5 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 Chhatara
Nearest railway station Nathganj 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwara 16 km
District headquarters Kodarma 17 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 17 km

Villages closest to Chhatara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatara village had a population of 305. That makes it the 58th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents.

Chhatara village has 156 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatara has about 955 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 Chhatara is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatara covers 736 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhatara falls under Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhatara is Nathganj, about 5.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhatara.

Chhatara is about 17 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatara is in Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district. Nathganj is about 5.5 km away. Chandwara is about 16 km away. Kodarma is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sinduri (under 2 km), Bangadag (2.1 km) and Ghantodabar (2.5 km).

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

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