Chatra, Jharkhand

This article is about the city. For the district, see Chatra district. For other uses, see Chatra § India.

Chatra
Town
Chatra Location in jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Chatra Chatra (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24.2045100°N 84.8770400°E / 24.2045100; 84.8770400
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Government
• Type	Municipal governance in India
• Body	Municipal Council Chatra
Area
• Total	16 km^2 (6 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	49,985
• Density	3,100/km^2 (8,100/sq mi)
Languages (*For language details see Chatra (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	825401
Telephone/ STD code	06541
Vehicle registration	JH-13
Lok Sabha constituency	Chatra
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chatra
Website	chatra.nic.in

Chatra is a town in the Chatra subdivision of the Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is also the administrative headquarter of Chatra district.

History

Chatra was the “headquarters” of Ramgarh district in the 18th-19th century. The renowned reformer, Raja Rammohan Roy, was sheristadar in Ramgarh district, in 1804–05, and used to function from both Ramgarh and Chatra. Subsequently, Ramgarh district became part of North-western Frontier Agency and Hazaribagh district came up. Chatra became a subdivision of Hazaribagh district in 1914. It became a full-fledged district in 1991.^[1][2]

Geography

15km
10miles

B

I

H

A

R

Amanat
River

Mohana
River

Lilajan
River

Damodar
River

CCL Amrapali
& Chandragupta Area

CCL Magadh
Sanghamitra Area

CCL Piparwar Area

North Karanpura TPS

P

Lawalong
Wildlife
Sanctuary

T

Kauleshwari
Temple

H

Bachra

CT

Chatra

M

Tandwa

R

Simaria

R

Rajpur

R

Pratappur

R

Piparwar

R

Pathalgada

R

Mayurhand

R

Lawalong

R

Kunda

R

Itkhori

R

Hunterganj

R

Gidhour

R

Chiridiri

R

  

Cities, towns and locations in Chatra district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, P: power plant, T: tourist centre
Abbreviation used - TPS: thermal power station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Chatra is located at 24°12′16″N 84°52′37″E.

Chatra has several waterfalls around it: Goa Falls (6 km), Keridah Falls (8 km), Maludah Falls (8 km), and Bichkiliya (11 km). Balbal Duari (25 km) has a hot spring.^[3]

Area overview

The map alongside shows that the forests (mark the light shading), covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a plateau area with an elevation of about 450 metres (1,476 ft) above mean sea level.^[4] Efforts are on to get the first unit of the NTPC Limited’s North Karanpura Thermal Power Station (3x660 MW), ready in 2021.^[5]North Karanpura Coalfield of Central Coalfields Limited, spread over 1,230 square kilometres (470 sq mi) in the southern part of the district, with spill over to neighbouring districts, and having coal reserves of 14 billion tonnes is among the biggest in India. The map provides links to three CCL operational areas.^[6]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

Population of Chatra

Year	Pop.	±%
1901	10,599	—
1911	9,222	−13.0%
1921	8,225	−10.8%
1931	8,758	+6.5%
1941	9,638	+10.0%
1951	9,911	+2.8%
1961	12,507	+26.2%
1971	16,737	+33.8%
1981	22,738	+35.9%
1991	31,147	+37.0%
2001	42,020	+34.9%
2011	49,985	+19.0%
Source:[7]

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chatra Nagar Parishad (location code 801765) had a total population of 49,985, of which 26,555 (53%) were males and 23,430 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 7,800. The total number of literate persons in Chatra was 3,3746 (80.00% of the population over 6 years).^[8]

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.^[9][10]

Civic administration

Police stations

Chatra Sadar and Basistanagar police stations serve Chatra town and Chatra CD block.^[11]

District, subdivision, CD block HQ

Headquarters of Chatra district, Chatra subdivision and Chatra CD block is at Chatra town.^[12]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Chatra, Chatra (nagar parishad) covered an area of 16 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 52 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved hand pumps, uncovered wells. It had 5,346 domestic electric connections, 102 road light points. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 2 dispensaries, 2 health centres, 1 family welfare centre, 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 1 maternity home, 1 nursing home, 4 charitable hospital/ nursing home, 1 veterinary hospital, 12 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 15 primary schools, 27 middle schools, 11 secondary schools, 8 senior secondary schools, 3 general degree college. It had 2 recognised shorthand, typewriting and vocational training centres, 1 non-formal educational centre (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 stadium, 1 cinema theatre, 2 auditorium/ community halls, 1 public library, reading room. Three important commodities it manufactured were bidi, leaf plate, lac. It had the branch office of 3 nationalised banks, 2 private commercial banks, 2 cooperative banks, 1 agricultural credit society, 1 non-agricultural credit society.^[13]

Transport

Chatra stands at the crossing of NH 22 and NH 522.

NGO working in Chatra

• Sanmat under skill training domain.^[14]
• IACM: Under skill domain.^[14]

Education

Chatra College was established at Chatra in 1961. Affiliated with the Vinoba Bhave University it offers courses in the arts, science, education streams.^[15]

References

1. "The History of Chatra District". chatra.jharkhand.org. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
2. "Profile". Chatra district website. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012.
3. "Exploring Jharkhand". Jharkhand4u. Retrieved 29 April 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "Chatra - the official website". Blocks, Circles & Panchayats – List of villages under Panchayats. Chatra district authority. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
5. "Pandemic delays NTPC's Karanpura mega project in Chatra". The Times of India. The Times of India, 9 September 2020. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
6. "The North Karanpura Coalfields". Jharkhand. sinclair-environmental. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
7. "District Census Handbook Chatra, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Statement I: Status and Growth History, Page 755. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
8. "District Census Handbook, Chatra, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 20: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
9. "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 16 June 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
10. "Pin Code of Chatra". citypincode.in. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
11. "District Police Profile – Chatra". Contact Number. Jharkhand Police. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
12. "Administrative Boundary Map, Chatra District, Jharkhand". Chatra district administration. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
13. "District Census Handbook Chatra, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 755-759. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
14. Skill development and training in Jharkhandjharkhand.gov.in Archived 1 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine
15. "Chatra College, Chatra". College Dekho. Retrieved 19 January 2021.