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About Ghategaon Village

Ghategaon is a mid sized village in Sadak Arjuni tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,630, made up of 850 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 771.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghategaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghategaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Sadak Arjuni
Pincode 441801
Area (hectares) 771.4 hectares
Population 1,630
Male Population 850
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghategaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghategaon is the 18th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents. Its 771.4 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Ghategaon

Ghategaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ghategaon 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghategaon from other places

Ghategaon lies about 32 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Gongle, about 5.4 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 Ghategaon
Nearest railway station Gongle 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sadak Arjuni 32 km
District headquarters Gondiya 32 km
Nearest town Gondiā 32 km

Villages closest to Ghategaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sadak Arjuni 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 Ghategaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghategaon village had a population of 1,630. That makes it the 18th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,147 residents.

Ghategaon village has 850 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghategaon has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Ghategaon is 441801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghategaon covers 771.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghategaon falls under Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghategaon is Gongle, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Ghategaon is about 32 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghategaon is in Sadak Arjuni tehsil of Gondiya district. Gongle is about 5.4 km away. Sadak Arjuni is about 32 km away. Gondiya is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivantola (1.9 km), Thadezari (2.3 km) and Khodshivani (2.7 km).

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

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