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About Ghatapani Village

Ghatapani is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 333 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatapani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 115.91 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 333
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatapani compares

By the 2011 count Ghatapani is the 158th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 115.91 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Ghatapani

Ghatapani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghatapani as Available. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghatapani from other places

Ghatapani lies about 65 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 47 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 Ghatapani
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 14 km
Nearest town Mungeli 27 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 47 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 65 km

Villages closest to Ghatapani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatapani village had a population of 705. That makes it the 158th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Ghatapani village has 333 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatapani has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Ghatapani is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatapani covers 115.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghatapani falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghatapani is Salkaroad, about 47 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghatapani.

Ghatapani is about 65 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatapani is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 14 km away. Mungeli is about 27 km away. Salkaroad is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharampura (1.9 km), Phulwari (1.9 km) and Charnitola (2.1 km).

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

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