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About Gathiya Village

Gathiya is a large village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,465, made up of 1,198 males and 1,267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2737 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gathiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gathiya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341510
Area (hectares) 2737 hectares
Population 2,465
Male Population 1,198
Female Population 1,267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gathiya compares

By the 2011 count Gathiya is the 33rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 2737 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Gathiya

Gathiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gathiya as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gathiya from other places

Gathiya lies about 68 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Jogi Magra, about 12 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 Gathiya
Nearest railway station Jogi Magra 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 19 km
District headquarters Nagaur 68 km

Villages closest to Gathiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gathiya village had a population of 2,465. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Gathiya village has 1,198 males and 1,267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gathiya has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Gathiya is 341510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gathiya covers 2737 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gathiya falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gathiya is Jogi Magra, about 12 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 village for Gathiya.

Gathiya is about 68 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gathiya is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Jogi Magra is about 12 km away. Merta is about 19 km away. Nagaur is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gagrana (2.7 km), Basni Seja (3.9 km) and Basni Narsingh Barsingh (3.9 km).

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

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