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About Ghator Village

Ghator is a mid sized village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,305, made up of 693 males and 612 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3178.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghator Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghator village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Phalodi
Pincode 342307
Area (hectares) 3178.08 hectares
Population 1,305
Male Population 693
Female Population 612
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghator compares

By the 2011 count Ghator is the 113th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 3178.08 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Ghator

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

Ghator lies about 149 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Bap, about 16 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 Ghator
Nearest railway station Bap 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Phalodi 35 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 149 km

Villages closest to Ghator

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghator village had a population of 1,305. That makes it the 113th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Ghator village has 693 males and 612 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghator has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Ghator is 342307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghator covers 3178.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghator falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ghator is Bap, about 16 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 Ghator.

Ghator is about 149 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghator is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bap is about 16 km away. Phalodi is about 35 km away. Jodhpur is about 149 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheemji Ka Gaon (5.7 km), Bhomji Ka Gaon (5.7 km) and Naya Gaon (5.7 km).

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

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