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About Chator Village

Chator is a small village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 209 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 785 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chator Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chator village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 742171
Area (hectares) 65.67 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 209
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 785
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 Chator compares

By the 2011 count Chator is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents. Its 65.67 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chator

Chator is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chator 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. The nearest villages by name are Boltali, Brahmanpara, Bundai and Chandanagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chator

As per the Census of India 2011, Chator village had a population of 373. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,638 residents.

Chator village has 209 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chator has about 785 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chator is 742171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chator covers 65.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chator falls under Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chator notes the nearest railway station 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 Chator.

Chator is in Kandi tehsil of Murshidabad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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