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About Ghataparthi Village

Ghataparthi is one of the larger villages in Challakere tehsil, in the district of Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,120, made up of 3,103 males and 3,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2219.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577543, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghataparthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghataparthi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Chitradurga
Tehsil Challakere
Pincode 577543
Area (hectares) 2219.08 hectares
Population 6,120
Male Population 3,103
Female Population 3,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghataparthi compares

By the 2011 count Ghataparthi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents. Its 2219.08 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, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Ghataparthi

Ghataparthi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghataparthi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghataparthi from other places

Ghataparthi lies about 48 km from Chitradurga, and the nearest railway station is Talaku, about 10 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 Ghataparthi
Nearest railway station Talaku 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Challakere 21 km
District headquarters Chitradurga 48 km

Villages closest to Ghataparthi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghataparthi village had a population of 6,120. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,718 residents.

Ghataparthi village has 3,103 males and 3,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghataparthi has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Ghataparthi is 577543. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghataparthi covers 2219.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghataparthi falls under Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Ghataparthi is Talaku, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghataparthi.

Ghataparthi is about 48 km from Chitradurga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghataparthi is in Challakere tehsil of Chitradurga district. Talaku is about 10 km away. Challakere is about 21 km away. Chitradurga is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chennaganahalli (1.9 km), Banavigondanahalli (3.1 km) and Banjigere (3.7 km).

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

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