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About Ghatsila Village

Ghatsila is a small village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 372, made up of 184 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatsila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatsila village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 372
Male Population 184
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
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 Ghatsila compares

By the 2011 count Ghatsila is the 78th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Ghatsila

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

Ghatsila lies about 21 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Bakarkudi, about 11 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 Ghatsila
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Bakarkudi 11 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 21 km
Nearest town Būndu 35 km

Villages closest to Ghatsila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatsila village had a population of 372. That makes it the 78th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Ghatsila village has 184 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatsila has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Ghatsila is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatsila covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghatsila falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghatsila is Bakarkudi, about 11 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 Ghatsila.

Ghatsila is about 21 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatsila is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Ichagarh is about 4.9 km away. Bakarkudi is about 11 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatia (under 2 km), Kundrilang (under 2 km) and Budalang (under 2 km).

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

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