Chatra District

Jharkhand

Chatra district is one of the districts of Jharkhand. Its administrative headquarters is at Chatra. It covers 3,718 sq km and had a population of 10,42,886 at the 2011 census, a density of 280 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 2 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Chatra
Area
3,718 sq km
Population
10.43 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
280 /km²
Literacy Rate
60.18%
Sex Ratio
953
per 1,000 males
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Chatra District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Chatra district.

Total Population
10.43 Lakh
Male Population
5.34 Lakh
Female Population
5.09 Lakh
Rural Population
9.82 Lakh
Urban Population
60,786
Scheduled Caste
3.41 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
45,100
Literacy Rate
60.18%
Population Density
280 /km²
Sex Ratio
953
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 69.89%Female literacy 49.92%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Chatra district.

2
Tehsils
12
Blocks
54
Nyay Panchayats
154
Gram Panchayats
1,420
Villages
Headquarters
Chatra
Languages
Nagpuri, Khortha, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
24.21° N, 84.87° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Chatra

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Assembly Constituencies Covering Chatra

(2)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Simaria
No. 26 · Chatra
KU
Kumar Ujjwal
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Chatra

(3)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Chatra district.

  • Kalicharan Singh
    Kalicharan Singh
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Chatra · No. 4
  • KU
    Kumar Ujjwal
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Simaria · No. 26
  • JP
    Janardhan Paswan
    Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)
    MLA
    Chatra · No. 27

Election History

Lok Sabha

Chatra · No. 4

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPKalicharan Singh
    Votes 5,74,558Vote share 53.63%Margin 2,20,959
    1. 1. Kalicharan Singh · BJP5,74,558 (53.63%)
    2. 2. Krishna Nand Tripathi · INC3,53,599 (33%)
    3. 3. Arjun Kumar · BSP28,410 (2.65%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaBJPSunil Kumar Singh
    Votes 5,28,077Vote share 57.08%Margin 3,77,871
    1. 1. Sunil Kumar Singh · BJP5,28,077 (57.08%)
    2. 2. Manoj Kumar Yadav · INC1,50,206 (16.24%)
    3. 3. Subhash Yadav · RJD83,425 (9.02%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaBJPSunil Kumar Singh
    Votes 2,95,863Vote share 41.51%Margin 1,78,026
    1. 1. Sunil Kumar Singh · BJP2,95,863 (41.51%)
    2. 2. Dhiraj Prasad Sahu · INC1,17,837 (16.53%)
    3. 3. Nilam Devi · JMM1,04,612 (14.68%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Jharkhand
State
Chatra
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 4
2 Assembly
No. 26, 27

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Chatra District at a Glance

State
Jharkhand
Headquarters
Chatra
Area
3,718 sq km
Population
10.43 Lakh
Population density
280 per km²
Sex ratio
953 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
60.18%
Languages
Nagpuri, Khortha, Hindi
Tehsils
2
Blocks
12
Gram panchayats
154
Villages
1,420
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
2
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Jharkhand
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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