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About Ghatang Village

Ghatang is a small village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 119 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444807, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatang village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chikhaldara
Pincode 444807
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 119
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatang compares

By the 2011 count Ghatang is the 147th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 975.

Getting to Ghatang

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

Ghatang lies about 66 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Achalpur, about 21 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 Ghatang
Tehsil headquarters Chikhaldara 14 km
Nearest railway station Achalpur 21 km
District headquarters Amravati 66 km

Villages closest to Ghatang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatang village had a population of 237. That makes it the 147th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Ghatang village has 119 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatang has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Ghatang is 444807. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatang covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghatang falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghatang is Achalpur, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghatang.

Ghatang is about 66 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatang is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Chikhaldara is about 14 km away. Achalpur is about 21 km away. Amravati is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhulori (2.0 km), Salona (3.1 km) and Bela (4.2 km).

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

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