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About Ghatwa Village

Ghatwa is one of the larger villages in Nawa tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,621, made up of 2,783 males and 2,838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1429.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Nawa
Pincode 341509
Area (hectares) 1429.72 hectares
Population 5,621
Male Population 2,783
Female Population 2,838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatwa compares

By the 2011 count Ghatwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,499 residents. Its 1429.72 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Ghatwa

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

Ghatwa lies about 140 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Renwal, about 27 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 Ghatwa
Nearest town Rāmgarh 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Renwal 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawa 34 km
District headquarters Nagaur 140 km

Villages closest to Ghatwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatwa village had a population of 5,621. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,499 residents.

Ghatwa village has 2,783 males and 2,838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatwa has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Ghatwa is 341509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatwa covers 1429.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghatwa falls under Nawa tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ghatwa is Renwal, about 27 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 Ghatwa.

Ghatwa is about 140 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatwa is in Nawa tehsil of Nagaur district. Rāmgarh is about 6.6 km away. Renwal is about 27 km away. Nawa is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daulatpura (3.4 km), Khorandi (4.4 km) and Jeejot (4.6 km).

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

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