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About Chatra Village

Chatra is a small village in Mandro tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 56 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Mandro
Pincode 816108
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 103
Male Population 56
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 839
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 Chatra compares

By the 2011 count Chatra is the 111th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Chatra

Chatra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chatra 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 Chatra from other places

Chatra lies about 9.9 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karamtola, about 9.1 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 Chatra
Tehsil headquarters Mandro 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Karamtola 9.1 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 9.9 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 9.9 km

Villages closest to Chatra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatra village had a population of 103. That makes it the 111th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Chatra village has 56 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatra has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Chatra is 816108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatra covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chatra falls under Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chatra is Karamtola, about 9.1 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 Chatra.

Chatra is about 9.9 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatra is in Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district. Mandro is about 8.3 km away. Karamtola is about 9.1 km away. Sahibganj is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatratetaria (under 2 km), Maheshpur (under 2 km) and Heth Chatra (1.6 km).

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

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