About Gatha Village

Gatha is a large village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,008, made up of 1,085 males and 923 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatha village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Bhaderwah
Pincode	182221
Area (hectares)	216.5 hectares
Population	2,008
Male Population	1,085
Female Population	923
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gatha compares

By the 2011 count Gatha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 216.5 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Gatha

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

Gatha lies about 48 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 48 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 Gatha
Tehsil headquarters	Bhaderwah	24 km
Nearest town	Chamba	39 km
District headquarters	Doda	48 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	48 km

Villages closest to Gatha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatha village had a population of 2,008. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Gatha village has 1,085 males and 923 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatha has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Gatha is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatha covers 216.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gatha falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gatha is Kathua, about 48 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 village for Gatha.

Gatha is about 48 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gatha is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 24 km away. Chamba is about 39 km away. Doda is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.