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About Ghasitola Village

Ghasitola is a mid sized village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 723, made up of 364 males and 359 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghasitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghasitola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 723
Male Population 364
Female Population 359
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghasitola compares

By the 2011 count Ghasitola is the 11th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Ghasitola

Ghasitola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghasitola as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ghasitola from other places

Ghasitola lies about 17 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 13 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 Ghasitola
Nearest railway station Kumandih 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Garu 14 km
District headquarters Latehar 17 km
Nearest town Lātehār 17 km

Villages closest to Ghasitola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghasitola village had a population of 723. That makes it the 11th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Ghasitola village has 364 males and 359 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghasitola has about 986 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 1004.

The pincode recorded for Ghasitola is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghasitola covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghasitola falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghasitola is Kumandih, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Ghasitola.

Ghasitola is about 17 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghasitola is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Kumandih is about 13 km away. Garu is about 14 km away. Latehar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarju (under 2 km), Alagdiha (under 2 km) and Chanchu (under 2 km).

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

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