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About Ghatnandra Village

Ghatnandra is one of the larger villages in Sillod tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,112, made up of 5,172 males and 4,940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2833 hectares hectares.

Ghatnandra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatnandra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Sillod
Area (hectares) 2833 hectares
Population 10,112
Male Population 5,172
Female Population 4,940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatnandra compares

By the 2011 count Ghatnandra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,329 residents. Its 2833 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Ghatnandra

Ghatnandra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghatnandra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghatnandra from other places

Ghatnandra 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 Ghatnandra
Tehsil headquarters Sillod 17 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 17 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 17 km
Nearest railway station Jakhim 21 km

Villages closest to Ghatnandra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatnandra village had a population of 10,112. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,329 residents.

Ghatnandra village has 5,172 males and 4,940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatnandra has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Ghatnandra covers 2833 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghatnandra falls under Sillod tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghatnandra 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 village for Ghatnandra.

Ghatnandra 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.

Ghatnandra is in Sillod tehsil of Aurangabad district. Sillod 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 Ghatambri (under 2 km), Jalki Ghat (under 2 km) and Khatkheda (under 2 km).

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

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