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About Ghataur Village

Ghataur is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,191, made up of 631 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghataur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghataur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140301
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 1,191
Male Population 631
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghataur compares

By the 2011 count Ghataur is the 38th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Ghataur

The census records public bus service for Ghataur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghataur from other places

Ghataur lies about 16 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kurali, about 6.6 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 Ghataur
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Kurali 6.6 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 16 km

Villages closest to Ghataur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghataur village had a population of 1,191. That makes it the 38th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Ghataur village has 631 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghataur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Ghataur is 140301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghataur covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghataur falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Ghataur is Kurali, about 6.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghataur.

Ghataur is about 16 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghataur is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 5.6 km away. Kurali is about 6.6 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (under 2 km), Sahauran (1.6 km) and Rakauli (2.1 km).

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

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