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About Raja Ghatahua Village

Raja Ghatahua is a mid sized village in Kandi tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 911, made up of 492 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raja Ghatahua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raja Ghatahua village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Kandi
Pincode 822120
Area (hectares) 122.1 hectares
Population 911
Male Population 492
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Raja Ghatahua compares

By the 2011 count Raja Ghatahua is the 34th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents. Its 122.1 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Raja Ghatahua

Raja Ghatahua is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Raja Ghatahua as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Raja Ghatahua from other places

Raja Ghatahua lies about 31 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Satbahini, about 9.6 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 Raja Ghatahua
Tehsil headquarters Kandi 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Satbahini 9.6 km
Nearest town Husainābād 26 km
District headquarters Garhwa 31 km

Villages closest to Raja Ghatahua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandi 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 Raja Ghatahua

As per the Census of India 2011, Raja Ghatahua village had a population of 911. That makes it the 34th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,085 residents.

Raja Ghatahua village has 492 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raja Ghatahua has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Raja Ghatahua is 822120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raja Ghatahua covers 122.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raja Ghatahua falls under Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Raja Ghatahua is Satbahini, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Raja Ghatahua.

Raja Ghatahua is about 31 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raja Ghatahua is in Kandi tehsil of Garhwa district. Kandi is about 5.0 km away. Satbahini is about 9.6 km away. Husainābād is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatahua Kalan (under 2 km), Lamari Khurd (under 2 km) and Lamari Kalan (1.6 km).

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

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