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About Chatra Village

Chatra is a small village in Labpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 121 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Labpur
Pincode 731303
Area (hectares) 117.75 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 121
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chatra compares

By the 2011 count Chatra is the 143rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents. Its 117.75 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chatra

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

How far is Chatra from other places

Chatra lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Chatra
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 12 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Labpur 28 km

Villages closest to Chatra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatra village had a population of 239. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,228 residents.

Chatra village has 121 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatra has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Chatra is 731303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatra covers 117.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chatra falls under Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chatra is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chatra.

Chatra is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatra is in Labpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Birbhum is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatra (under 2 km), Bilnangalhata (under 2 km) and Chauhata (under 2 km).

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

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