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About Ghatholi Village

Ghatholi is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 956, made up of 453 males and 503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatholi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 266.94 hectares
Population 956
Male Population 453
Female Population 503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatholi compares

By the 2011 count Ghatholi is the 110th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 266.94 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Ghatholi

Ghatholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghatholi as Available. 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 Ghatholi from other places

Ghatholi lies about 65 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 49 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 Ghatholi
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 15 km
Nearest town Mungeli 25 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 49 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 65 km

Villages closest to Ghatholi

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 Ghatholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatholi village had a population of 956. That makes it the 110th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Ghatholi village has 453 males and 503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatholi has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Ghatholi covers 266.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghatholi falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghatholi is Salkaroad, about 49 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 village for Ghatholi.

Ghatholi 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.

Ghatholi is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 15 km away. Mungeli is about 25 km away. Salkaroad is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golhapara (under 2 km), Meghapara (under 2 km) and Chilphi (1.7 km).

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

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