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About Chhatai Village

Chhatai is a large village in Bhagawangola II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,947, made up of 2,033 males and 1,914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bhagawangola II
Pincode 742302
Area (hectares) 262.76 hectares
Population 3,947
Male Population 2,033
Female Population 1,914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhatai compares

By the 2011 count Chhatai is the 11th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,822 residents. Its 262.76 hectares work out to about 15 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 958.

Getting to Chhatai

Chhatai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhatai as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhatai from other places

Chhatai lies about 30 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 19 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 Chhatai
Nearest town Kāndi 14 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawangola II 30 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 30 km

Villages closest to Chhatai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatai village had a population of 3,947. That makes it the 11th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,822 residents.

Chhatai village has 2,033 males and 1,914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatai has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Chhatai is 742302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatai covers 262.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhatai falls under Bhagawangola II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhatai is Karnasubarna, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhatai.

Chhatai is about 30 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatai is in Bhagawangola II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 14 km away. Karnasubarna is about 19 km away. Bhagawangola II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anupnagar (1.9 km), Kalyan Nagar (1.9 km) and Malipur (7.6 km).

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

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