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About Chatla Village

Chatla is one of the larger villages in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,443, made up of 2,834 males and 2,609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721448
Area (hectares) 617.15 hectares
Population 5,443
Male Population 2,834
Female Population 2,609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Chatla compares

By the 2011 count Chatla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 617.15 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chatla

Chatla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chatla 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. The nearest villages by name are Biswanathpur, Bolkushda, Chakmurari and Chaknath. 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 Chatla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatla village had a population of 5,443. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Chatla village has 2,834 males and 2,609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatla has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Chatla is 721448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatla covers 617.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chatla falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

Chatla is in Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Chatla today is likely to be higher.

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