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About Chhatri Village

Chhatri 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 7,186, made up of 3,791 males and 3,395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 975.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721429
Area (hectares) 975.52 hectares
Population 7,186
Male Population 3,791
Female Population 3,395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhatri compares

By the 2011 count Chhatri 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 975.52 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chhatri

Chhatri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhatri as Available within 10+ 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 Chakmurari, Chaknath, Charpalia and Chatla. 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 Chhatri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatri village had a population of 7,186. 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.

Chhatri village has 3,791 males and 3,395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatri has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Chhatri is 721429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatri covers 975.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Chhatri notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhatri.

Chhatri 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 Chhatri today is likely to be higher.

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