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About Ghatkinhi Village

Ghatkinhi is a small village in Darwha tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 446, made up of 237 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 438 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 445202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatkinhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatkinhi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Darwha
Pincode 445202
Area (hectares) 438 hectares
Population 446
Male Population 237
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghatkinhi compares

By the 2011 count Ghatkinhi is the 107th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 438 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Ghatkinhi

Ghatkinhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghatkinhi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghatkinhi from other places

Ghatkinhi lies about 40 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Darwha Motibag, about 5.3 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 Ghatkinhi
Nearest railway station Darwha Motibag 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Darwha 6.6 km
Nearest town Dārwha 6.6 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 40 km

Villages closest to Ghatkinhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatkinhi village had a population of 446. That makes it the 107th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Ghatkinhi village has 237 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatkinhi has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Ghatkinhi is 445202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatkinhi covers 438 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghatkinhi falls under Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghatkinhi is Darwha Motibag, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghatkinhi.

Ghatkinhi is about 40 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatkinhi is in Darwha tehsil of Yavatmal district. Darwha Motibag is about 5.3 km away. Darwha is about 6.6 km away. Dārwha is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanumannagar (under 2 km), Talegaon (2.1 km) and Irthal (3.3 km).

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

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