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About Chhautara Village

Chhautara is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 663, made up of 333 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhautara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhautara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 169.32 hectares
Population 663
Male Population 333
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhautara compares

By the 2011 count Chhautara is the 108th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 169.32 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Chhautara

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

How far is Chhautara from other places

Chhautara lies about 36 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kunuri, about 5.7 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 Chhautara
Nearest railway station Kunuri 5.7 km
Nearest town Siuri 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 11 km
District headquarters Birbhum 36 km

Villages closest to Chhautara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhautara village had a population of 663. That makes it the 108th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Chhautara village has 333 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhautara has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Chhautara is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhautara covers 169.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhautara falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhautara is Kunuri, about 5.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhautara.

Chhautara is about 36 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhautara is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Kunuri is about 5.7 km away. Siuri is about 7.3 km away. Sainthia 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 Bangram (1.9 km), Behira (2.7 km) and Gargaria (3.2 km).

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

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