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About Ghatru Village

Ghatru is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 17 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 17
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatru compares

By the 2011 count Ghatru is the 172nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Ghatru

Ghatru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghatru as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ghatru from other places

Ghatru lies about 17 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 14 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 Ghatru
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 10 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 17 km

Villages closest to Ghatru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatru village had a population of 34. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Ghatru village has 17 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatru has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Ghatru is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatru covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghatru falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghatru is Jutogh, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghatru.

Ghatru is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatru is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 10 km away. Jutogh is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halot (under 2 km), Panjali (1.7 km) and Jangal Kandhar Ghat (1.7 km).

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

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