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About Chetar Village

Chetar is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,996, made up of 1,002 males and 994 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1493 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chetar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chetar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 1493 hectares
Population 1,996
Male Population 1,002
Female Population 994
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chetar compares

By the 2011 count Chetar is the 12th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 1493 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chetar

The census records public bus service for Chetar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chetar from other places

Chetar lies about 18 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about under 2 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 Chetar
Nearest railway station Chetar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 8.2 km
District headquarters Latehar 18 km
Nearest town Lātehār 18 km

Villages closest to Chetar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chetar village had a population of 1,996. That makes it the 12th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Chetar village has 1,002 males and 994 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chetar has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chetar is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chetar covers 1493 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chetar falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chetar is Chetar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Chetar is about 18 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chetar is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Chetar is about under 2 km away. Chandwa is about 8.2 km away. Latehar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwakhar (2.1 km), An (2.3 km) and Bana (2.3 km).

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

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