# Chhater Village, Bankhedi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bankhedi, Hoshangabad 

# Chhater

Chhater is a village in Bankhedi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **455 people in 89 households**, the 92nd largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 455people (2011)
- 89households
- 50.4%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Chhater PIN code and other codes

Chhater falls in Bankhedi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBankhedi
- Census village code488028

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chhater from nearby towns?

- Bankhedi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)106 km by road
- Pipariya (nearest town)31 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chhater?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chhater; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bankhedi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pipariya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chhater known for?

The main crops are **tuar, jawar and chana**. About 8% of the 2,498 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chhater

Of every 100 households in Chhater in 2011, 53 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhater · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****6%**

**27%

Television ****2%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chhater?

■ Chhater · ■ Bankhedi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**66.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**931

Working population ****50.3%**

**43.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.4% for men and 39.0% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (31%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 76 (33%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bankhedi

- Patha489 people
- Kemdhana480 people
- Kursidhana462 people
- Amhora458 people
- Bania Khedi448 people
- Pipariya Raja447 people
- Banwari Kishor423 people
- Baharwan418 people

[All 125 villages in Bankhedi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/bankhedi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhater from Hoshangabad?106 km by road
- What is the population of Chhater?455 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhater in?Hoshangabad district (Bankhedi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhater?50.4% (Census 2011)