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About Ghatula Village

Ghatula is a large village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,600, made up of 1,278 males and 1,322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatula village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 413.24 hectares
Population 2,600
Male Population 1,278
Female Population 1,322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatula compares

By the 2011 count Ghatula is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 413.24 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Ghatula

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

Ghatula lies about 62 km from Dhamtari. 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 Ghatula
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 8.1 km
Nearest town Kānker 46 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 62 km

Villages closest to Ghatula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatula village had a population of 2,600. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Ghatula village has 1,278 males and 1,322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatula has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Ghatula is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatula covers 413.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghatula falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Ghatula notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Ghatula.

Ghatula is about 62 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatula is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 8.1 km away. Kānker is about 46 km away. Dhamtari is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panderwahi (under 2 km), Patharridih (1.7 km) and Paikbhatha (1.9 km).

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

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