About Chatra Village

Chatra is a mid sized village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,408, made up of 714 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712602, 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	Hugli
Tehsil	Goghat I
Pincode	712602
Area (hectares)	185.73 hectares
Population	1,408
Male Population	714
Female Population	694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatra compares

By the 2011 count Chatra is the 38th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 185.73 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chatra

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

Chatra lies about 12 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Ichhapur, 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	Ichhapur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Shyamnagar	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goghat I	12 km
District headquarters	Hugli	12 km

Villages closest to Chatra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat 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 1,408. That makes it the 38th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Chatra village has 714 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatra has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chatra is 712602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatra covers 185.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chatra falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chatra is Ichhapur, about under 2 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 Chatra.

Chatra is about 12 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatra is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district. Ichhapur is about under 2 km away. Shyamnagar is about 3.7 km away. Goghat I is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.