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About Chhatish Village

Chhatish is a large village in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,257, made up of 1,673 males and 1,584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatish Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatish village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Islampur
Pincode 733202
Area (hectares) 340.34 hectares
Population 3,257
Male Population 1,673
Female Population 1,584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chhatish compares

By the 2011 count Chhatish is the 32nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 340.34 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Chhatish

Chhatish is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chhatish 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhatish from other places

Chhatish lies about 40 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gunjaria, about 1.6 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 Chhatish
Nearest railway station Gunjaria 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Islampur 6.5 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 6.5 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 40 km

Villages closest to Chhatish

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islampur 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 Chhatish

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatish village had a population of 3,257. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Chhatish village has 1,673 males and 1,584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatish has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Chhatish is 733202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatish covers 340.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhatish falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhatish is Gunjaria, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Chhatish is about 40 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatish is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gunjaria is about 1.6 km away. Islampur is about 6.5 km away. Islāmpur is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Pachhurasia (under 2 km), Aliganj (2.0 km) and Gunjaria (2.0 km).

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

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