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About Ghatshendra Village

Ghatshendra is a large village in Kannad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,919, made up of 2,045 males and 1,874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1433.24 hectares hectares.

Ghatshendra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatshendra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kannad
Area (hectares) 1433.24 hectares
Population 3,919
Male Population 2,045
Female Population 1,874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatshendra compares

By the 2011 count Ghatshendra is the 14th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents. Its 1433.24 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Ghatshendra

Ghatshendra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghatshendra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghatshendra from other places

Ghatshendra lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 21 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ghatshendra
Tehsil headquarters Kannad 17 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 17 km
Nearest railway station Jakhim 21 km

Villages closest to Ghatshendra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kannad tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ghatshendra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatshendra village had a population of 3,919. That makes it the 14th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents.

Ghatshendra village has 2,045 males and 1,874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatshendra has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Ghatshendra covers 1433.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghatshendra falls under Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghatshendra is Jakhim, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghatshendra.

Ghatshendra is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatshendra is in Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kannad is about 17 km away. Aurangabad is about 17 km away. Aurangābād is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Athegaon (under 2 km), Hatnoor (under 2 km) and Jalgaonghat (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ghatshendra today is likely to be higher.

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