Chatra, Jharkhand
Chatra
चतरा | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Chatra |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 49,985 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JH |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Chatra |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chatra |
| Website | chatra |
Chatra is headquarters of Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Chatra is located at 24°12′16″N 84°52′37″E / 24.2045100°N 84.8770400°E.
Chatra has several waterfalls around it: Gua Falls (6 km), Keridah Falls (8 km), Maludah Falls (8 km), and Bichkiliya (11 km). Balbal Duari (25 km) has a hot spring.[1]
History
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the prominent social reformer, worked as a Sirishtedar at Chatra in 1805-06 and lived both at Chatra and Ramgarh in this capacity.[2]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Chatra Nagar Parishad had a total population of 49.985, of which 26,555 were males and 23,430 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 3,454 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 242.[3]
In 2001 census, Chatra had a population of 41,990, out of which 22,331 were males and 19,659 were females. 27,409 persons were literate.[4][5]
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Chatra Nagar Parishad was 33,746, out of which 19,270 were males and 14,476 were females.[3]
Transport
Chatra stands at the crossing of NH 99 and NH 100.
See also
References
- ^ "Exploring Jharkhand". Jharkhand4u. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ "History of Chatra district". Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ a b "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Jharkhand – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Census of India 2001". Table - 3 : Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- ^ "Pin Code of Chatra". citypincode.in. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
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