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About Ghatrain Village

Ghatrain is a large village in Madanpur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,559, made up of 1,344 males and 1,215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares.

Ghatrain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatrain village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Madanpur
Area (hectares) 242 hectares
Population 2,559
Male Population 1,344
Female Population 1,215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatrain compares

By the 2011 count Ghatrain is the 21st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Ghatrain

Ghatrain is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghatrain as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ghatrain from other places

Ghatrain lies about 21 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 18 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 Ghatrain
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 18 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 19 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 21 km

Villages closest to Ghatrain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madanpur 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 Ghatrain

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatrain village had a population of 2,559. That makes it the 21st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents.

Ghatrain village has 1,344 males and 1,215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatrain has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Ghatrain covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghatrain falls under Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghatrain is Dev Road Halt, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghatrain.

Ghatrain is about 21 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatrain is in Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Madanpur is about 2.9 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 18 km away. Rafiganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banian (under 2 km), Pateya (under 2 km) and Jalwand (1.5 km).

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

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