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About Chatra Village

Chatra is a small village in Narayanganj tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 98 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.45 hectares hectares.

Chatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Narayanganj
Area (hectares) 159.45 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 98
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 144th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 159.45 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

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 25 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Mandla Fort, about 26 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 Narayanganj 8.8 km
District headquarters Mandla 25 km
Nearest town Mandlā 25 km
Nearest railway station Mandla Fort 26 km

Villages closest to Chatra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narayanganj 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 195. That makes it the 144th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Chatra village has 98 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatra has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Chatra covers 159.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chatra falls under Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chatra is Mandla Fort, about 26 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 25 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatra is in Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district. Narayanganj is about 8.8 km away. Mandla is about 25 km away. Mandlā is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Partala (2.1 km), Harra Tikur (2.8 km) and Amdara (3.6 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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