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About Ghatikana Village

Ghatikana is a small village in Sadar tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 14 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatikana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatikana village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Sadar
Pincode 766001
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 14
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatikana compares

By the 2011 count Ghatikana is the 271st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 501 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1025.

Getting to Ghatikana

Ghatikana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghatikana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Durduri, Gajakhola, Gajaribhag and Gananathpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghatikana

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatikana village had a population of 27. That makes it the 271st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 501 residents.

Ghatikana village has 14 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatikana has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Ghatikana is 766001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatikana covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghatikana falls under Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Ghatikana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghatikana.

Ghatikana is in Sadar tehsil of Kalahandi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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