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About Ghat Village

Ghat is a mid sized village in Bansur tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 723 males and 608 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghat village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Bansur
Pincode 301402
Area (hectares) 582 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 723
Female Population 608
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghat compares

By the 2011 count Ghat is the 76th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents. Its 582 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Ghat

Ghat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ghat from other places

Ghat lies about 24 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Parisal, about 21 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 Ghat
Tehsil headquarters Bansur 5.6 km
Nearest town Kotputli 21 km
Nearest railway station Parisal 21 km
District headquarters Alwar 24 km

Villages closest to Ghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghat village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 76th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,794 residents.

Ghat village has 723 males and 608 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghat has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Ghat is 301402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghat covers 582 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghat falls under Bansur tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ghat is Parisal, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghat.

Ghat is about 24 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghat is in Bansur tehsil of Alwar district. Bansur is about 5.6 km away. Kotputli is about 21 km away. Parisal is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangalwa (under 2 km), Teekli Ka Bas (under 2 km) and Bahram Ka Bas (under 2 km).

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

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