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About Ghatya Village

Ghatya is a mid sized village in Shamgarh tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 276 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares.

Ghatya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Shamgarh
Area (hectares) 386 hectares
Population 537
Male Population 276
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatya compares

By the 2011 count Ghatya is the 72nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents. Its 386 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Ghatya

Ghatya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghatya as Available within <5 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 Ghatya from other places

Ghatya lies about 64 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Garot, about 2.7 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 Ghatya
Nearest railway station Garot 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shamgarh 11 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 11 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 64 km

Villages closest to Ghatya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatya village had a population of 537. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,079 residents.

Ghatya village has 276 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatya has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Ghatya covers 386 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghatya falls under Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghatya is Garot, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghatya.

Ghatya is about 64 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatya is in Shamgarh tehsil of Mandsaur district. Garot is about 2.7 km away. Shamgarh is about 11 km away. Shāmgarh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barni (3.0 km), Parasali (4.1 km) and Khankhari (4.1 km).

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

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