About Ghatkana Village

Ghatkana is a mid sized village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 887, made up of 466 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.81 hectares hectares.

Ghatkana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatkana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Maudaha
Area (hectares)	286.81 hectares
Population	887
Male Population	466
Female Population	421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatkana compares

By the 2011 count Ghatkana is the 103rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 286.81 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Ghatkana

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

Ghatkana lies about 34 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 Ghatkana
Nearest town	Mandi	13 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maudaha	34 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	34 km

Villages closest to Ghatkana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatkana village had a population of 887. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Ghatkana village has 466 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatkana has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 859.

Ghatkana covers 286.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghatkana falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghatkana is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 for Ghatkana.

Ghatkana is about 34 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatkana is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 20 km away. Maudaha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.