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About Bara Chetro Village

Bara Chetro is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 52 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Chetro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Chetro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 151.76 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 52
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Chetro compares

By the 2011 count Bara Chetro is the 196th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 151.76 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Bara Chetro

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

How far is Bara Chetro from other places

Bara Chetro lies about 31 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 14 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 Bara Chetro
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 17 km
Nearest town Farakka 27 km
District headquarters Pakur 31 km

Villages closest to Bara Chetro

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Litipara 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 Bara Chetro

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Chetro village had a population of 107. That makes it the 196th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Bara Chetro village has 52 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Chetro has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Bara Chetro is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Chetro covers 151.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Chetro falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Chetro is Barharwa Junction, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Chetro.

Bara Chetro is about 31 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Chetro is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Barharwa Junction is about 14 km away. Litipara is about 17 km away. Farakka is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumdi (under 2 km), Chhota Gurso (2.3 km) and Chhota Katlu (2.3 km).

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

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