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About Ghatkan Village

Ghatkan is a mid sized village in Kako tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,402, made up of 732 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares.

Ghatkan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatkan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Kako
Area (hectares) 69 hectares
Population 1,402
Male Population 732
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghatkan compares

By the 2011 count Ghatkan is the 48th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Ghatkan

The census records public bus service for Ghatkan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghatkan from other places

Ghatkan lies about 42 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Deepnagar Halt, about 9.9 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 Ghatkan
Nearest railway station Deepnagar Halt 9.9 km
Nearest town Bihār Sharīf 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kako 34 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 42 km

Villages closest to Ghatkan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatkan village had a population of 1,402. That makes it the 48th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,891 residents.

Ghatkan village has 732 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatkan has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Ghatkan covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghatkan falls under Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghatkan is Deepnagar Halt, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ghatkan.

Ghatkan is about 42 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatkan is in Kako tehsil of Jehanabad district. Deepnagar Halt is about 9.9 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 12 km away. Kako is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikhanpur (12 km), Kosiawan (18 km) and Raypura (23 km).

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

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