About Chera Village

Chera is a large village in Jalkot tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,807, made up of 1,426 males and 1,381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 901.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chera village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Tehsil	Jalkot
Pincode	413514
Area (hectares)	901.32 hectares
Population	2,807
Male Population	1,426
Female Population	1,381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chera compares

By the 2011 count Chera is the 9th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,855 residents. Its 901.32 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 935.

Getting to Chera

Chera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chera as Available within village. 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 Chera from other places

Chera lies about 64 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Kumthakhurd, about 29 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 Chera
Tehsil headquarters	Jalkot	9.1 km
Nearest town	Ahmadpur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Kumthakhurd	29 km
District headquarters	Latur	64 km

Villages closest to Chera

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

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Common questions about Chera

As per the Census of India 2011, Chera village had a population of 2,807. That makes it the 9th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,855 residents.

Chera village has 1,426 males and 1,381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chera has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Chera is 413514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chera covers 901.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chera falls under Jalkot tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chera is Kumthakhurd, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chera.

Chera is about 64 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chera is in Jalkot tehsil of Latur district. Jalkot is about 9.1 km away. Ahmadpur is about 18 km away. Kumthakhurd is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.