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About Ghataud Village

Ghataud is a mid sized village in Bindranavagarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 975, made up of 468 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 718 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghataud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghataud village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bindranavagarh
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 718 hectares
Population 975
Male Population 468
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghataud compares

By the 2011 count Ghataud is the 22nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 718 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1028.

Getting to Ghataud

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

Ghataud lies about 20 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Mandhar, about 9.2 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 Ghataud
Nearest railway station Mandhar 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bindranavagarh 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 20 km

Villages closest to Ghataud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghataud village had a population of 975. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Ghataud village has 468 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghataud has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Ghataud is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghataud covers 718 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghataud falls under Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghataud is Mandhar, about 9.2 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 Ghataud.

Ghataud is about 20 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghataud is in Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district. Mandhar is about 9.2 km away. Bindranavagarh is about 20 km away. Raipur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maragaon (3.5 km), Paragaon (3.5 km) and Garbhantora (6.3 km).

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

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