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About Chhatrapur Village

Chhatrapur is a small village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 123 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742140, 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 Khargram
Pincode 742140
Area (hectares) 48.7 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 123
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
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 129th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 48.7 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

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
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 10 km
Nearest town Kāndi 19 km
Nearest railway station Lohapur 20 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 Khargram 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 237. That makes it the 129th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Chhatrapur village has 123 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatrapur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chhatrapur is 742140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatrapur covers 48.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhatrapur falls under Khargram 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 Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 10 km away. Kāndi is about 19 km away. Lohapur 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 Kandra (under 2 km), Bautipara (1.6 km) and Matai (1.6 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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