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About Chatai Village

Chatai is a large village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,093, made up of 1,119 males and 974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.02 hectares hectares.

Chatai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 312.02 hectares
Population 2,093
Male Population 1,119
Female Population 974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chatai compares

By the 2011 count Chatai is the 35th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 312.02 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chatai

Chatai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chatai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chatai from other places

Chatai lies about 15 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 10 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 Chatai
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 10 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 15 km

Villages closest to Chatai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatai village had a population of 2,093. That makes it the 35th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Chatai village has 1,119 males and 974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatai has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Chatai covers 312.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chatai falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chatai is Sahjanwa, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chatai.

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

Chatai is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 2.3 km away. Sahjanwa is about 10 km away. Gorakhpur 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 Raksanara (under 2 km), Kataka (under 2 km) and Kathaka (under 2 km).

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

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