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About Chhato Village

Chhato is a small village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 241 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 753.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhato Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhato village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231301
Area (hectares) 753.48 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 241
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhato compares

By the 2011 count Chhato is the 369th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 753.48 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Chhato

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

Chhato lies about 51 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 19 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 Chhato
Nearest town Ahraura 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Khairahi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 24 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 51 km

Villages closest to Chhato

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhato village had a population of 471. That makes it the 369th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Chhato village has 241 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhato has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Chhato is 231301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhato covers 753.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhato falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhato is Khairahi, about 19 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 village for Chhato.

Chhato is about 51 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhato is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Ahraura is about 5.7 km away. Khairahi is about 19 km away. Chunar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phulwari (under 2 km), Latifpur (3.5 km) and Shiur (4.2 km).

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

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