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About Chhatrapur Village

Chhatrapur is a small village in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 226 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatrapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatrapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Bharatpur I
Pincode 742157
Area (hectares) 49.63 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 226
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Chhatrapur compares

By the 2011 count Chhatrapur is the 71st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 49.63 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Chhatrapur

Chhatrapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhatrapur 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 Chhatrapur from other places

Chhatrapur lies about 30 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 20 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 Chhatrapur
Nearest town Kāndi 19 km
Nearest railway station Lohapur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharatpur I 30 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 30 km

Villages closest to Chhatrapur

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

Common questions about Chhatrapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatrapur village had a population of 425. That makes it the 71st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Chhatrapur village has 226 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatrapur has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Chhatrapur is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatrapur covers 49.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhatrapur falls under Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhatrapur is Lohapur, about 20 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 Chhatrapur.

Chhatrapur 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.

Chhatrapur is in Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 19 km away. Lohapur is about 20 km away. Bharatpur I 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 Bhatra (2.7 km), Sardanga (3.0 km) and Ajitpur (3.6 km).

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

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