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About Chatha Village

Chatha is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 991, made up of 542 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143513
Area (hectares) 241 hectares
Population 991
Male Population 542
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatha compares

By the 2011 count Chatha is the 186th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 4.1 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 910.

Getting to Chatha

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

Chatha lies about 33 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 6.5 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 Chatha
Tehsil headquarters Batala 4.9 km
Nearest town Batāla 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 6.5 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 33 km

Villages closest to Chatha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatha village had a population of 991. That makes it the 186th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Chatha village has 542 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatha has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Chatha is 143513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatha covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chatha falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chatha is Batala Junction, about 6.5 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 Chatha.

Chatha is about 33 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatha is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 4.9 km away. Batāla is about 4.9 km away. Batala Junction is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chahal Khurd (under 2 km), Khojewal (under 2 km) and Partapgarh (under 2 km).

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

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