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About Ghatiani Village

Ghatiani is a small village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 215 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatiani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatiani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 58.21 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 215
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatiani compares

By the 2011 count Ghatiani is the 124th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 58.21 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ghatiani

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

Ghatiani lies about 26 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 19 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 Ghatiani
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Ghogha 19 km
Nearest town Colgong 23 km
District headquarters Godda 26 km

Villages closest to Ghatiani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatiani village had a population of 393. That makes it the 124th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Ghatiani village has 215 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatiani has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Ghatiani is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatiani covers 58.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghatiani falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghatiani is Ghogha, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Ghatiani.

Ghatiani is about 26 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatiani is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 7.9 km away. Ghogha is about 19 km away. Colgong 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 Sahajadpur (under 2 km), Bhairo Chak (under 2 km) and Kharaiya (under 2 km).

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

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