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About Ghatod Village

Ghatod is a mid sized village in Pachpahar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,944, made up of 996 males and 948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 949.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatod village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Pachpahar
Pincode 326502
Area (hectares) 949.39 hectares
Population 1,944
Male Population 996
Female Population 948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatod compares

By the 2011 count Ghatod is the 19th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents. Its 949.39 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Ghatod

Ghatod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghatod as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghatod from other places

Ghatod lies about 28 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Dhuankheri, about 4.3 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 Ghatod
Nearest railway station Dhuankheri 4.3 km
Nearest town Bhawāni Mandi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachpahar 28 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 28 km

Villages closest to Ghatod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatod village had a population of 1,944. That makes it the 19th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents.

Ghatod village has 996 males and 948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatod has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Ghatod is 326502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatod covers 949.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghatod falls under Pachpahar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ghatod is Dhuankheri, about 4.3 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 village for Ghatod.

Ghatod is about 28 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatod is in Pachpahar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Dhuankheri is about 4.3 km away. Bhawāni Mandi is about 11 km away. Pachpahar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulya Kheri (3.0 km), Budhanpur (3.3 km) and Ganeshpura (3.7 km).

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

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