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About Ghatawan Village

Ghatawan is one of the larger villages in Kudra tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,997, made up of 5,248 males and 4,749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Kudra
Pincode 821108
Area (hectares) 433 hectares
Population 9,997
Male Population 5,248
Female Population 4,749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ghatawan compares

By the 2011 count Ghatawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,263 residents. Its 433 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Ghatawan

Ghatawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghatawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghatawan from other places

Ghatawan lies about 85 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about under 2 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 Ghatawan
Nearest railway station Pusauli under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kudra 8.7 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 14 km
District headquarters Kaimur 85 km

Villages closest to Ghatawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatawan village had a population of 9,997. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,263 residents.

Ghatawan village has 5,248 males and 4,749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatawan has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Ghatawan is 821108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatawan covers 433 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghatawan falls under Kudra tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghatawan is Pusauli, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghatawan.

Ghatawan is about 85 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatawan is in Kudra tehsil of Kaimur district. Pusauli is about under 2 km away. Kudra is about 8.7 km away. Bhabhua is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barna (under 2 km), Sonawan (under 2 km) and Nado Khar (1.8 km).

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

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