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About Ghatwada Village

Ghatwada is a large village in Amber tehsil, in the district of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,156, made up of 1,658 males and 1,498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 303806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatwada village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaipur
Tehsil Amber
Pincode 303806
Area (hectares) 556 hectares
Population 3,156
Male Population 1,658
Female Population 1,498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatwada compares

By the 2011 count Ghatwada is the 22nd largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,671 residents. Its 556 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Ghatwada

Ghatwada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghatwada as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghatwada from other places

Ghatwada lies about 29 km from Jaipur, and the nearest railway station is Chomun Samod, about 18 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 Ghatwada
Nearest town Manoharpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Chomun Samod 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Amber 20 km
District headquarters Jaipur 29 km

Villages closest to Ghatwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatwada village had a population of 3,156. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,671 residents.

Ghatwada village has 1,658 males and 1,498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatwada has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Ghatwada is 303806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatwada covers 556 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghatwada falls under Amber tehsil of Jaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ghatwada is Chomun Samod, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Ghatwada.

Ghatwada is about 29 km from Jaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatwada is in Amber tehsil of Jaipur district. Manoharpur is about 16 km away. Chomun Samod is about 18 km away. Amber is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sar (2.4 km), Kiratpura (2.6 km) and Manpura Mancheri (3.0 km).

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

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