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About Ghatkhiriya Village

Ghatkhiriya is a small village in Bhitarwar tehsil, in the district of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 151 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 475220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatkhiriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatkhiriya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Gwalior
Tehsil Bhitarwar
Pincode 475220
Area (hectares) 182.07 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 151
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatkhiriya compares

By the 2011 count Ghatkhiriya is the 71st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents. Its 182.07 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, well above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Ghatkhiriya

Ghatkhiriya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghatkhiriya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghatkhiriya from other places

Ghatkhiriya lies about 52 km from Gwalior, and the nearest railway station is Simariatal, about 29 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 Ghatkhiriya
Tehsil headquarters Bhitarwar 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Simariatal 29 km
Nearest town Dabra 30 km
District headquarters Gwalior 52 km

Villages closest to Ghatkhiriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatkhiriya village had a population of 295. That makes it the 71st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,144 residents.

Ghatkhiriya village has 151 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatkhiriya has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 864.

The pincode recorded for Ghatkhiriya is 475220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatkhiriya covers 182.07 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.

Ghatkhiriya falls under Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghatkhiriya is Simariatal, about 29 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 village for Ghatkhiriya.

Ghatkhiriya is about 52 km from Gwalior in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatkhiriya is in Bhitarwar tehsil of Gwalior district. Bhitarwar is about 5.3 km away. Simariatal is about 29 km away. Dabra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saharan (2.0 km), Najarpur (2.1 km) and Adampur (2.2 km).

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

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