About Ghutku Village

Ghutku is one of the larger villages in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,835, made up of 4,545 males and 4,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1497.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghutku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghutku village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Takhatpur
Pincode	495112
Area (hectares)	1497.93 hectares
Population	8,835
Male Population	4,545
Female Population	4,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Ghutku compares

By the 2011 count Ghutku is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 1497.93 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Ghutku

Ghutku is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghutku as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ghutku from other places

Ghutku lies about 12 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ghutku, 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 Ghutku
Nearest railway station	Ghutku	under 2 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	12 km
Nearest town	Bilāspur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Takhatpur	24 km

Villages closest to Ghutku

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

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Common questions about Ghutku

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghutku village had a population of 8,835. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Ghutku village has 4,545 males and 4,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghutku has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Ghutku is 495112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghutku covers 1497.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghutku falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghutku is Ghutku, 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghutku.

Ghutku is about 12 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghutku is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Ghutku is about under 2 km away. Bilaspur is about 12 km away. Bilāspur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.