Chatra, Bankura

Chatra
Village
Chatra Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Chatra Chatra (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°01′12″N87°30′55″E / 23.02001°N 87.51534°E / 23.02001; 87.51534
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Bankura
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,995
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	722141
Telephone/STD code	03244
Lok Sabha constituency	Bishnupur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Katulpur
Website	bankura.gov.in

Chatra (also referred to as Chatra Krishnanagar, as it is in Krishnangar mouza) is a village in the Kotulpur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Places in Bishnupur subdivision in Bankura district
M: Municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: ancient/ temple centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Chatra is located at 23°01′12″N87°30′55″E / 23.02001°N 87.51534°E / 23.02001; 87.51534 .

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying alluvial plains. ^[1] It is a predominantly rural area with 90.06% of the population living in rural areas and only 8.94% living in the urban areas. ^[2] It was a part of the core area of Mallabhum. ^[3]

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

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chatra Krishnangar had a total population of 2,995, of which 1,476 (50%) were males and 1,479 (50%) were females. There were 339 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Chatra Krishnanagar was 1,586 (60.63% of the population over 6 years). ^[4]

Education

Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya, was established at Chatra, PO Darapur in 2000. Affiliated with Bankura University, it offers honours courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, English, history, geography, political science, philosophy and education, and a general course in arts. The institution is named after the medieval poet and scholar Ramai Pandit. ^[5]

Chatra Junior High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 2009. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class VIII. ^[6]

Ashurali Jyotish Chandra High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1964. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 3 computers and a library with 2,700 books. ^[7]

Healthcare

Kotulpur Rural Hospital, with 60 beds at Kotulpur, is the major government medical facility in the Kotulpur CD block. ^[8]

References

1. "District Census Handbook Bankura" (PDF). pages 13-17. Directorate of Census Operations West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bankura". Table 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 23 April 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. O'Malley, L.S.S., ICS, Bankura, Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. 21–46, 1995 reprint, first published 1908, Government of West Bengal
4. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
5. "Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya". CRPM. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
6. "Chatra Jr HS". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
7. "Ashurali JC HS". Schools.org.in. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
8. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2020.