Chatra (also referred to as Chatra Krishnanagar, as it is in Krishnangar mouza) is a village in the

Kotulpur Kotulpur is a village in the Kotulpur CD block in the Bishnupur subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Etymology Kotlu Khan of Gar Mandaran, then capital of the local kingdom, was killed in a war, in the Mug ...

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in the

Bishnupur subdivision Bishnupur subdivision is a subdivision of the Bankura district in the state of West Bengal, India. Subdivisions Bankura district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions: Bishnupur subdivision has a density of population of 5 ...

of the

Bankura district Bankura district (Pron: bãkuɽa) is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is part of Medinipur division—one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. Bankura district is surrounded by Purba Bardhaman dis ...

in the state of

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Geography

Location

Chatra is located at .

Area overview

The map alongside shows the Bishnupur subdivision of Bankura district. Physiographically, this area has fertile low lying

alluvial Alluvium (from Latin ''alluvius'', from ''alluere'' 'to wash against') is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Al ...

plains. 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. It was a part of the core area of

Mallabhum Mallabhum (The Country originally known as Mallabhoom or Mallabani bn, মল্লভূম or Bishnupur kingdom ) was the kingdom ruled by the Malla kings of Bishnupur, primarily in the present Bankura district in Indian state of West Benga ...

. 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).

Education

Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya Chatra Ramai Pandit Mahavidyalaya is a general degree college in Chatra, PO Darapur, Kotulpur Block, Bankura district, India, established in 2000. The college offers undergraduate courses in arts and sciences. It is affiliated to Bankura ...

, was established at Chatra, PO Darapur in 2000. Affiliated with

Bankura University Bankura University is a public state university in Bankura, West Bengal, India. It was established by an Act of the West Bengal legislature notified in the Kolkata Gazette. It offers courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. History ...

, 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

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

Healthcare

Kotulpur Rural Hospital, with 60 beds at

, is the major government medical facility in the Kotulpur CD block.

References

{{Bankura District Villages in Bankura district