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About Ghatiari Village

Ghatiari is a large village in Sundarpahari tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,536, made up of 1,273 males and 1,263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares.

Ghatiari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatiari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Sundarpahari
Area (hectares) 348 hectares
Population 2,536
Male Population 1,273
Female Population 1,263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghatiari compares

By the 2011 count Ghatiari is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 300 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Ghatiari

Ghatiari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghatiari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghatiari from other places

Ghatiari lies about 47 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 9.9 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 Ghatiari
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 9.9 km
Nearest town Farakka 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarpahari 24 km
District headquarters Godda 47 km

Villages closest to Ghatiari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatiari village had a population of 2,536. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 300 residents.

Ghatiari village has 1,273 males and 1,263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatiari has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Ghatiari covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghatiari falls under Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghatiari is Barharwa Junction, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Ghatiari is about 47 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatiari is in Sundarpahari tehsil of Godda district. Barharwa Junction is about 9.9 km away. Farakka is about 23 km away. Sundarpahari is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Ghatiari (under 2 km), Jamri (1.8 km) and Ambar (2.9 km).

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

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