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About Ghatboral Village

Ghatboral is one of the larger villages in Homnabad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,067, made up of 4,645 males and 4,422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3277.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585418, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatboral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatboral village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bidar
Tehsil Homnabad
Pincode 585418
Area (hectares) 3277.9 hectares
Population 9,067
Male Population 4,645
Female Population 4,422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghatboral compares

By the 2011 count Ghatboral is the 6th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents. Its 3277.9 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 967.

Getting to Ghatboral

Ghatboral is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghatboral as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghatboral from other places

Ghatboral lies about 46 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Humanabad, about 16 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 Ghatboral
Nearest town Basavakalyan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Homnabad 15 km
Nearest railway station Humanabad 16 km
District headquarters Bidar 46 km

Villages closest to Ghatboral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatboral village had a population of 9,067. That makes it the 6th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents.

Ghatboral village has 4,645 males and 4,422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatboral has about 952 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 967.

The pincode recorded for Ghatboral is 585418. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatboral covers 3277.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghatboral falls under Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ghatboral is Humanabad, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghatboral.

Ghatboral is about 46 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatboral is in Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district. Basavakalyan is about 14 km away. Homnabad is about 15 km away. Humanabad is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hunsnal (4.3 km), Hunsgera (5.4 km) and Warwatti (6.4 km).

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

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