# Chatra District, Jharkhand – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/ District · Jharkhand # Chatra district Chatra is a district of Jharkhand, 15th of 24 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **1,042,886 people** in 12 sub-districts, 2 towns and 1,471 villages; 6% lived in towns. The largest town is [Chatra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/chatra/chatra/) (49,985). - 1,042,886people (2011) - 12sub-districts - 2towns - 60.2%literacy ## Who lives in Chatra? Chatra had **1,042,886 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.2% of Jharkhand's population and 15th of 24 districts of Jharkhand by population. There were 953 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Jharkhand figure of 948; 11th of 24 districts of Jharkhand). Among children under 7 the ratio was 967 girls per 1,000 boys (the Jharkhand figure is 948). An average household had 5.7 people, against 5.3 across Jharkhand. ## How literate is Chatra? 60.2% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below Jharkhand's 66.4%), 19th of 24 districts of Jharkhand. Men were at 69.9% and women at 49.9% — a gap of 20.0 points (it is 21.4 points across Jharkhand). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Gidhaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/gidhaur/) (68.1%) and lowest in [Kunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/kunda/) (44.8%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Chatra do for a living? 38.1% of people worked in 2011 (women: 28.8%). Of all workers, 19% farmed their own land, 16% were farm labourers, 2% worked in household industry and 13% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 51% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 35% of workers here, against 25% across Jharkhand. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Shaligram Ram Narayanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/shaligram-ram-narayanpur/) (52% of workers in farming) and the least is [Kanha Chatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/kanha-chatti/) (16% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 13 (13%) · **■** Marginal 51 (51%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Chatra 6.0% of people lived in towns and cities (below Jharkhand's 24.0%), 22nd of 24 districts of Jharkhand. The Census counted 2 towns: 1 statutory towns with a municipality and 1 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. The largest is [Chatra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/chatra/chatra/) with 49,985 people, home to 79% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Chatra Chatra had 1,471 census villages, 1,377 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 712 people; 8 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Jori Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/shaligram-ram-narayanpur/jori-kalan/) (7,711), [Itkhori](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/itkhori/itkhori-349000/) (7,121), [Tandwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/tandwa/tandwa/) (6,475), [Edla](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/simaria/edla/) (5,788) and [Duari](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/gidhaur/duari/) (5,642). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Chatra compared with Jharkhand ■ Chatra · ■ Jharkhand Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **948 Working population ****38.1%** **39.7% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Chatra Of every 100 households in Chatra in 2011, 15 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chatra · ■ Electricity for lighting ****15%** Toilet within the home ****10%** No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** Tap water ****4%** Drinking water within premises ****16%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** Use banking services ****48%** Television ****10%** Mobile phone ****44%** Computer with internet ****0%** Two-wheeler ****8%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****30%** Own their home ****98%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Chatra Sub-district People Villages Towns [Shaligram Ram Narayanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/shaligram-ram-narayanpur/) 187,590 270 0 [Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/pratappur/) 120,221 176 0 [Kunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/kunda/) 30,018 78 0 [Lawalaung](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/lawalaung/) 50,553 103 0 [Chatra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/chatra/) 150,999 182 1 [Kanha Chatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/kanha-chatti/) 63,012 124 0 [Itkhori](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/itkhori/) 74,929 159 0 [Mayur Hand](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/mayur-hand/) 58,925 118 0 [Gidhaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/gidhaur/) 40,919 38 0 [Pathalgora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/pathalgora/) 31,530 30 0 [Simaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/simaria/) 107,871 100 0 [Tandwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/chatra/tandwa/) 126,319 93 1 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Chatra - Chatra · 49,985 - Bachra · 12,969 ## Largest villages in Chatra - Jori Kalan · 7,711 - Itkhori · 7,121 - Tandwa · 6,475 - Edla · 5,788 - Duari · 5,642 - Saradhu · 5,544 - Gidhaur · 5,520 - Raham · 5,046 - Nawadih Damol · 4,484 - Dari · 4,391 - Garilaung · 4,323 - Bargaon · 4,217 - Pitij · 3,996 - Tanrwa · 3,804 - Ghorighat · 3,791 - Tikar · 3,671 - Nawadih Alias Teliadih · 3,621 - Ichak · 3,576 - Partappur · 3,530 - Dahu · 3,494 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Chatra?12: Shaligram Ram Narayanpur, Pratappur, Kunda, Lawalaung, Chatra, Kanha Chatti, Itkhori, Mayur Hand, Gidhaur, Pathalgora, Simaria, Tandwa - What is the population of Chatra district?1,042,886 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Chatra?Chatra