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About Chhatera Village

Chhatera is a mid sized village in Lalbarra tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,734, made up of 879 males and 855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635.5 hectares hectares.

Chhatera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lalbarra
Area (hectares) 635.5 hectares
Population 1,734
Male Population 879
Female Population 855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhatera compares

By the 2011 count Chhatera is the 33rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents. Its 635.5 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Chhatera

Chhatera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhatera as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chhatera from other places

Chhatera lies about 7.4 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhapewara, about 6.0 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 Chhatera
Nearest railway station Dhapewara 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Lalbarra 7.4 km
District headquarters Balaghat 7.4 km
Nearest town Bālāghāt 7.4 km

Villages closest to Chhatera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatera village had a population of 1,734. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,485 residents.

Chhatera village has 879 males and 855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatera has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Chhatera covers 635.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhatera falls under Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhatera is Dhapewara, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhatera.

Chhatera is about 7.4 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatera is in Lalbarra tehsil of Balaghat district. Dhapewara is about 6.0 km away. Lalbarra is about 7.4 km away. Balaghat is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beharai (1.7 km), Kanki (2.3 km) and Lawada (2.3 km).

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

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