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About Chhatina Village

Chhatina is a large village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,306, made up of 1,180 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatina Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatina village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai II
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 317.05 hectares
Population 2,306
Male Population 1,180
Female Population 1,126
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 Chhatina compares

By the 2011 count Chhatina is the 36th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 317.05 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chhatina

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

Chhatina 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 Chhatina
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai II 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Chhatina

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatina village had a population of 2,306. That makes it the 36th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Chhatina village has 1,180 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatina has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

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

Chhatina covers 317.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhatina falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhatina is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Chhatina.

Chhatina 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.

Chhatina is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Murarai II 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 Uttar Ramchandrapur (2.6 km), Bilaspur (7.9 km) and Amudda (11 km).

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

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