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About Chetrahan Village

Chetrahan is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 376 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.47 hectares hectares.

Chetrahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chetrahan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 57.47 hectares
Population 736
Male Population 376
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chetrahan compares

By the 2011 count Chetrahan is the 299th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 57.47 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Chetrahan

Chetrahan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chetrahan as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chetrahan from other places

Chetrahan lies about 42 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 6.8 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 Chetrahan
Nearest railway station Bilwai 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 11 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 42 km

Villages closest to Chetrahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chetrahan village had a population of 736. That makes it the 299th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Chetrahan village has 376 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chetrahan has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Chetrahan covers 57.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chetrahan falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chetrahan is Bilwai, about 6.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chetrahan.

Chetrahan is about 42 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chetrahan is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 6.8 km away. Shahganj is about 11 km away. Shāhganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajdharpur (under 2 km), Gajariya (under 2 km) and Mittupur (under 2 km).

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

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