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About Ghatgaon Village

Ghatgaon is a small village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 48 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496330, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Manora
Pincode 496330
Area (hectares) 343.19 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 48
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatgaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghatgaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 629 residents. Its 343.19 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Ghatgaon

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

Ghatgaon lies about 18 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 85 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 Ghatgaon
Tehsil headquarters Manora 3.2 km
District headquarters Jashpur 18 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 18 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 85 km

Villages closest to Ghatgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatgaon village had a population of 112. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 629 residents.

Ghatgaon village has 48 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatgaon has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Ghatgaon is 496330. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatgaon covers 343.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghatgaon falls under Manora tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghatgaon is Lohardaga, about 85 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 Ghatgaon.

Ghatgaon is about 18 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatgaon is in Manora tehsil of Jashpur district. Manora is about 3.2 km away. Jashpur is about 18 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhasma (1.8 km), Khonga (2.6 km) and Bhimsila (2.7 km).

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

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