About Ghatkan Village

Ghatkan is a mid sized village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,319, made up of 680 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

How Ghatkan compares

By the 2011 count Ghatkan is the 40th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Ghatkan

Ghatkan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghatkan as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Dumri, Elahi Chak, Gajaundha and Gamharia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.