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About Ghantwal Village

Ghantwal is a mid sized village in Chenani tehsil, in the district of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,606, made up of 840 males and 766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 489.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghantwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghantwal village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Udhampur
Tehsil Chenani
Pincode 182141
Area (hectares) 489.3 hectares
Population 1,606
Male Population 840
Female Population 766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghantwal compares

By the 2011 count Ghantwal is the 19th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 489.3 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Ghantwal

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

Ghantwal lies about 20 km from Udhampur, and the nearest railway station is Basindahar, about 12 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 Ghantwal
Nearest railway station Basindahar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chenani 15 km
District headquarters Udhampur 20 km

Villages closest to Ghantwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghantwal village had a population of 1,606. That makes it the 19th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Ghantwal village has 840 males and 766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghantwal has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Ghantwal is 182141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghantwal covers 489.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghantwal falls under Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ghantwal is Basindahar, about 12 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 Ghantwal.

Ghantwal is about 20 km from Udhampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghantwal is in Chenani tehsil of Udhampur district. Basindahar is about 12 km away. Chenani is about 15 km away. Udhampur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patan Garh (4.4 km), Sanget (6.5 km) and Champari (10 km).

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

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