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About Ghatai Village

Ghatai is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 735, made up of 397 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379.04 hectares hectares.

Ghatai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 379.04 hectares
Population 735
Male Population 397
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatai compares

By the 2011 count Ghatai is the 101st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 379.04 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Ghatai

Ghatai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghatai 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 Ghatai from other places

Ghatai lies about 27 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Rayshree, about 22 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 Ghatai
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Rayshree 22 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 27 km

Villages closest to Ghatai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatai village had a population of 735. That makes it the 101st largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Ghatai village has 397 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatai has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 875.

Ghatai covers 379.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghatai falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghatai is Rayshree, about 22 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 Ghatai.

Ghatai is about 27 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatai is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 9.8 km away. Rayshree is about 22 km away. Shivpuri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beshi (under 2 km), Ranipura (under 2 km) and Rant Kheda (1.8 km).

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

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