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About Ghataila Village

Ghataila is a mid sized village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 281 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghataila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghataila village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Andar
Pincode 841245
Area (hectares) 48.98 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 281
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghataila compares

By the 2011 count Ghataila is the 48th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 48.98 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Ghataila

Ghataila is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghataila as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Ghataila from other places

Ghataila lies about 17 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 10 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 Ghataila
Tehsil headquarters Andar 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 10 km
Nearest town Mairwa 12 km
District headquarters Siwan 17 km

Villages closest to Ghataila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghataila village had a population of 566. That makes it the 48th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Ghataila village has 281 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghataila has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Ghataila is 841245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghataila covers 48.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghataila falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghataila is Jiradei, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghataila.

Ghataila is about 17 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghataila is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Andar is about 8.3 km away. Jiradei is about 10 km away. Mairwa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharamkhor (under 2 km), Sanchipur (under 2 km) and Katwar (under 2 km).

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

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