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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Chhatish is a village in Islampur mandal, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, with a population of 3,257 across 574 households. The village has a literacy rate of 36.5%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MOHAMMAD HUDA
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- LGD code
- 309012
- Pincode
- 733202
- Post office
- Islampur (North Dinajpur)
- Population
- 3,257
- Households
- 574
- Literacy rate
- 36.5%
- Sex ratio
- 947 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 956
- Distance to district centre
- 56 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 406 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1111 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gunjaria · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- R. B. Nursing Home and Diagnostic Centre · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chhatish compares
By population, Chhatish ranks #32 of 101 villages in Islampur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
36.5%
−7.0% vs mandal average
- Chhatish
- 36.5%
- Islampur mandal
- 43.5%
- Uttar Dinajpur district
- 49.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
947
+6 vs mandal average
- Chhatish
- 947
- Islampur mandal
- 941
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Chhatish
- 5.7
- Islampur mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chhatish at a glance
Chhatish is a village of 3,257 people in 574 households (Census 2011) in Islampur block, Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, the 32nd-largest of 101 villages in Islampur block. Literacy is 37%, 7 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 947 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Uttar Dinajpur district centre, 8 km from Gunabari, the nearest town, 2 km from Gunjaria railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 733202, served by Islampur (North Dinajpur) post office; the LGD village code is 309012. The nearest hospital or health centre is R. B. Nursing Home and Diagnostic Centre, 5 km away. The sarpanch is MOHAMMAD HUDA, and the village votes in Islampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Agarwal Kanaia Lal. The population is estimated at 3,643 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chhatish
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 340.34
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 328.34
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chhatish
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chhatish
- LGD code
- 309012
- Pincode
- 733202
- Post office
- Islampur (North Dinajpur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,257
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,643
- Households
- 574
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 947
- Literacy rate
- 36.5%
- Coordinates
- 26.22151°N, 88.14711°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Raiganj
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Islampur
- Member of Parliament
- Kartick Paul
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Agarwal Kanaia Lal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MOHAMMAD HUDA
- Block / Mandal
- Islampur
- Nearest railway station
- Taiabpur (18.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Chhatish
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata406 kmcapital
- Delhi1111 km
- Hyderabad1399 km
- Chennai1676 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGunjaria2 km
- Bus stopNBSTC Bus Stop5 km
- Hospital / PHCR. B. Nursing Home and Diagnostic Centre5 km
- ATM / bankBank of India E Gallery5 km
- Petrol pumpSihotia Service Station7 km
- Collegesecond building23 km
- Police stationRailway Police Force RPF24 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Chhatish
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Kali MandirTemple4.7 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 733202
- DohasoIslampur mandal13,323 pop
- ChitalghataChopra mandal12,988 pop
- BhotamariChopra mandal12,375 pop
- GunabariIslampur mandal11,835 pop
- BhojpurIslampur mandal11,055 pop
- BarakhantiIslampur mandal9,617 pop
- DhantolaIslampur mandal9,503 pop
- PanchdimtiIslampur mandal9,337 pop
- Chaprajhar (P)Islampur mandal7,773 pop
Villages near Chhatish
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- Bhojpur
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- Kuchila
- Dhantola
- Panchdimti
- Chaprajhar (P)
- Paschim Pachhurasia
- Jagatagaon
- Birnakundi
- Gaisal
- Agdimti
- Khabargaon
- Phulbari
- Aliganj
- Kachna
- Durgapur
- Ramganj
- Matikunda
- Bhelagachhi
- Gunjaria
- Kamlagaon
- Manikpur
- Iluabari
- Panditpota
- Kuargaon
- Kundargaon
- Kalanagin
- Pothia
- Benikandar
- Bolhanja
- Rampur
- Masidkhas
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)