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About Ghatghar Village

Ghatghar is a mid sized village in Junnar tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 715, made up of 374 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1097.69 hectares hectares.

Ghatghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatghar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Junnar
Area (hectares) 1097.69 hectares
Population 715
Male Population 374
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatghar compares

By the 2011 count Ghatghar is the 139th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 1097.69 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Ghatghar

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

Ghatghar lies about 86 km from Pune, and the nearest railway station is Asangaon, about 44 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 Ghatghar
Tehsil headquarters Junnar 20 km
Nearest railway station Asangaon 44 km
District headquarters Pune 86 km

Villages closest to Ghatghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatghar village had a population of 715. That makes it the 139th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Ghatghar village has 374 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatghar has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Ghatghar covers 1097.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghatghar falls under Junnar tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghatghar is Asangaon, about 44 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 Ghatghar.

Ghatghar is about 86 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatghar is in Junnar tehsil of Pune district. Junnar is about 20 km away. Asangaon is about 44 km away. Pune is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajanawale (3.2 km), Jalwandi (3.8 km) and Devale (4.9 km).

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

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