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About Chetra Village

Chetra is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,060, made up of 544 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chetra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chetra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272161
Area (hectares) 119.02 hectares
Population 1,060
Male Population 544
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chetra compares

By the 2011 count Chetra is the 210th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 119.02 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chetra

The census records public bus service for Chetra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chetra from other places

Chetra lies about 67 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Lehra, about 1.5 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 Chetra
Nearest railway station Lehra 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 22 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 25 km
District headquarters Basti 67 km

Villages closest to Chetra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chetra village had a population of 1,060. That makes it the 210th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Chetra village has 544 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chetra has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Chetra is 272161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chetra covers 119.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chetra falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chetra is Lehra, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chetra.

Chetra is about 67 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chetra is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Lehra is about 1.5 km away. Harraiya is about 22 km away. Mehndāwal 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 Shivpur (under 2 km), Kalyanpur (under 2 km) and Baniya Jot (under 2 km).

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

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