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About Chhata Village

Chhata is a small village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 200 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.51 hectares hectares.

Chhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhata village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 137.51 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 200
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Chhata compares

By the 2011 count Chhata is the 112th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 137.51 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Chhata

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

Chhata lies about 15 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Patwara, about 12 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 Chhata
Nearest railway station Patwara 12 km
District headquarters Katni 15 km
Nearest town Murwāra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 15 km

Villages closest to Chhata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhata village had a population of 395. That makes it the 112th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Chhata village has 200 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhata has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Chhata covers 137.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhata falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhata is Patwara, about 12 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 Chhata.

Chhata is about 15 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhata is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Patwara is about 12 km away. Katni is about 15 km away. Murwāra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badera (under 2 km), Kursi Kola (1.7 km) and Pahariya (1.8 km).

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

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