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About Ghatkui Village

Ghatkui is a mid sized village in Manoharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 365 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatkui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatkui village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Manoharpur
Pincode 833104
Area (hectares) 447.16 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 365
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
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 Ghatkui compares

By the 2011 count Ghatkui is the 40th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 447.16 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Ghatkui

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

Ghatkui lies about 40 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gua, 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 Ghatkui
Nearest railway station Gua 9.9 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Manoharpur 22 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 40 km

Villages closest to Ghatkui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatkui village had a population of 728. That makes it the 40th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Ghatkui village has 365 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatkui has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Ghatkui is 833104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatkui covers 447.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghatkui falls under Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghatkui is Gua, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance for Ghatkui.

Ghatkui is about 40 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatkui is in Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Gua is about 9.9 km away. Bada Barabīl is about 21 km away. Manoharpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangda (under 2 km), Roam (3.1 km) and Duia (5.0 km).

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

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