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About Ghata Village

Ghata is a mid sized village in Senha tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 992, made up of 482 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Senha
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 992
Male Population 482
Female Population 510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
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 Ghata compares

By the 2011 count Ghata is the 24th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Ghata

Ghata is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghata 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 Ghata from other places

Ghata lies about 12 km from Lohardaga. 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 Ghata
Tehsil headquarters Senha 7.1 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 12 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 12 km

Villages closest to Ghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghata village had a population of 992. That makes it the 24th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Ghata village has 482 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghata has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Ghata is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghata covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghata falls under Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Ghata notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghata.

Ghata is about 12 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghata is in Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district. Senha is about 7.1 km away. Lohardaga is about 12 km away. Lohārdagā is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patlo (1.6 km), Pali (1.8 km) and Murpa (1.8 km).

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

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