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About Chatara Village

Chatara is a large village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,868, made up of 2,498 males and 2,370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Pincode 721151
Area (hectares) 154.39 hectares
Population 4,868
Male Population 2,498
Female Population 2,370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chatara compares

By the 2011 count Chatara is the 5th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 154.39 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chatara

Chatara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chatara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Belun, Biswas, Century Char and Chandramer. 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 Chatara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatara village had a population of 4,868. That makes it the 5th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Chatara village has 2,498 males and 2,370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Chatara is 721151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatara covers 154.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chatara falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chatara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chatara.

Chatara is in Sahid Matangini 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 Chatara today is likely to be higher.

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