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About Chatra Village

Chatra is a mid sized village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,743, made up of 926 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743337, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743337
Area (hectares) 76.8 hectares
Population 1,743
Male Population 926
Female Population 817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chatra compares

By the 2011 count Chatra is the 40th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 76.8 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chatra

Chatra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chatra 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 5 - 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 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gocharan, about 5.0 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 Gocharan 5.0 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 14 km

Villages closest to Chatra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar I 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.

Common questions about Chatra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatra village had a population of 1,743. That makes it the 40th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Chatra village has 926 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatra has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chatra is 743337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatra covers 76.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chatra falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chatra is Gocharan, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chatra.

Chatra is about 14 km from South 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 Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gocharan is about 5.0 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 12 km away. Jaynagar I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arunnagar Dakshin (under 2 km), Maldari (under 2 km) and Dewanganj (under 2 km).

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

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