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About Ghaswa Village

Ghaswa is a mid sized village in Ratia tehsil, in the district of Fatehabad, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,248, made up of 653 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 744 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 125051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghaswa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaswa village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Fatehabad
Tehsil Ratia
Pincode 125051
Area (hectares) 744 hectares
Population 1,248
Male Population 653
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghaswa compares

By the 2011 count Ghaswa is the 47th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,158 residents. Its 744 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Ghaswa

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

Ghaswa lies about 28 km from Fatehabad, and the nearest railway station is Jamalpur Shaikhan, about 18 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 Ghaswa
Tehsil headquarters Ratia 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Jamalpur Shaikhan 18 km
District headquarters Fatehabad 28 km

Villages closest to Ghaswa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaswa village had a population of 1,248. That makes it the 47th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,158 residents.

Ghaswa village has 653 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaswa has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Ghaswa is 125051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghaswa covers 744 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghaswa falls under Ratia tehsil of Fatehabad district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Ghaswa is Jamalpur Shaikhan, about 18 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghaswa.

Ghaswa is about 28 km from Fatehabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaswa is in Ratia tehsil of Fatehabad district. Ratia is about 9.6 km away. Jamalpur Shaikhan is about 18 km away. Fatehabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalandargarh (3.1 km), Teliwara (3.2 km) and Lambha (3.4 km).

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

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