About Chatra Village

Chatra is a mid sized village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 365 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, 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	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Haroa
Pincode	743502
Area (hectares)	91.82 hectares
Population	704
Male Population	365
Female Population	339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatra compares

By the 2011 count Chatra is the 76th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 91.82 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Chatra

Chatra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chatra as Available within 5 - 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 Chatra from other places

Chatra lies about 21 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bhyabla Halt, about 2.7 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	Bhyabla Halt	2.7 km
Nearest town	Basirhat City	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haroa	17 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	21 km

Villages closest to Chatra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haroa 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 704. That makes it the 76th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Chatra village has 365 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatra has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Chatra is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatra covers 91.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chatra falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chatra is Bhyabla Halt, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chatra.

Chatra is about 21 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatra is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bhyabla Halt is about 2.7 km away. Basirhat City is about 3.4 km away. Haroa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.