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About Ghatbaliya Village

Ghatbaliya is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 354 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares.

Ghatbaliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatbaliya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Area (hectares) 89 hectares
Population 697
Male Population 354
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatbaliya compares

By the 2011 count Ghatbaliya is the 64th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Ghatbaliya

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

Ghatbaliya lies about 9.0 km from Godda. 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 Ghatbaliya
Tehsil headquarters Pathargama 6.9 km
District headquarters Godda 9.0 km

Villages closest to Ghatbaliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatbaliya village had a population of 697. That makes it the 64th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Ghatbaliya village has 354 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatbaliya has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Ghatbaliya covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghatbaliya falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Ghatbaliya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghatbaliya.

Ghatbaliya is about 9.0 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatbaliya is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 6.9 km away. Godda is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chilra (under 2 km), Ghat Rampur (under 2 km) and Mal Rampur (under 2 km).

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

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