About Chatra Village

Chatra is a large village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,733, made up of 1,423 males and 1,310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, 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	Murarai I
Pincode	731238
Area (hectares)	168.23 hectares
Population	2,733
Male Population	1,423
Female Population	1,310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Chatra compares

By the 2011 count Chatra is the 20th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 168.23 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chatra

Chatra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chatra 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chatra from other places

Chatra lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about under 2 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	Chatra	under 2 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai I	19 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	19 km

Villages closest to Chatra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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.

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Common questions about Chatra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatra village had a population of 2,733. That makes it the 20th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Chatra village has 1,423 males and 1,310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatra has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Chatra is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatra covers 168.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chatra falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chatra is Chatra, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Chatra.

Chatra is about 19 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 Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about under 2 km away. Nalhāti is about 9.0 km away. Murarai I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.