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About Ghatwara Village

Ghatwara is a mid sized village in Pichhore tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 763, made up of 412 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.83 hectares hectares.

Ghatwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pichhore
Area (hectares) 83.83 hectares
Population 763
Male Population 412
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Ghatwara compares

By the 2011 count Ghatwara is the 118th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents. Its 83.83 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Ghatwara

Ghatwara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghatwara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghatwara from other places

Ghatwara lies about 62 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Burhpura, about 19 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 Ghatwara
Tehsil headquarters Pichhore 11 km
Nearest railway station Burhpura 19 km
Nearest town Babīna 22 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 62 km

Villages closest to Ghatwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatwara village had a population of 763. That makes it the 118th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,408 residents.

Ghatwara village has 412 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatwara has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Ghatwara covers 83.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghatwara falls under Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghatwara is Burhpura, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghatwara.

Ghatwara is about 62 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatwara is in Pichhore tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pichhore is about 11 km away. Burhpura is about 19 km away. Babīna is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manka (under 2 km), Kachhaua (2.9 km) and Garhrauli (3.4 km).

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

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