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About Gatti Village

Gatti is a large village in Bani tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,447, made up of 1,284 males and 1,163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1004 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatti village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Bani
Pincode 184206
Area (hectares) 1004 hectares
Population 2,447
Male Population 1,284
Female Population 1,163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gatti compares

By the 2011 count Gatti is the 4th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 1004 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gatti

Gatti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gatti as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gatti from other places

Gatti lies about 11 km from Bani, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 23 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 Gatti
Tehsil headquarters Bani 11 km
Nearest railway station Kathua 23 km

Villages closest to Gatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatti village had a population of 2,447. That makes it the 4th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Gatti village has 1,284 males and 1,163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatti has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Gatti is 184206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatti covers 1004 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gatti falls under Bani tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gatti is Kathua, about 23 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gatti.

Gatti is about 11 km from Bani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gatti is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Bani is about 11 km away. Kathua is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kardoh (2.4 km), Koti (3.3 km) and Chila (5.0 km).

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

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