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About Ghattiya Village

Ghattiya is a small village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 118 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghattiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghattiya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326515
Area (hectares) 291 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 118
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghattiya compares

By the 2011 count Ghattiya is the 168th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 291 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 949.

Getting to Ghattiya

Ghattiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghattiya as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghattiya from other places

Ghattiya lies about 91 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Chowmahala, about 6.9 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 Ghattiya
Nearest railway station Chowmahala 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangdhar 9.0 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 23 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 91 km

Villages closest to Ghattiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghattiya village had a population of 218. That makes it the 168th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Ghattiya village has 118 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghattiya has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Ghattiya is 326515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghattiya covers 291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghattiya falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ghattiya is Chowmahala, about 6.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghattiya.

Ghattiya is about 91 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghattiya is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Chowmahala is about 6.9 km away. Gangdhar is about 9.0 km away. Shāmgarh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankari (under 2 km), Borkheri Karamchand (under 2 km) and Moondla (1.9 km).

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

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