 Scheduled Castes numbered 58,493 (29.99%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 39,975 (20.50%).In the 2001 census, Chhatna community development bloc had a total population of 169,141 of which 85,562 were males and 83,579 were females.Decadal growth for the period 1991-2001 was 8.32% for Chatna, against 13.79% in Bankura district.