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About Ghatwa Village

Ghatwa is a large village in Karchhana tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,616, made up of 1,375 males and 1,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.66 hectares hectares.

Ghatwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Karchhana
Area (hectares) 260.66 hectares
Population 2,616
Male Population 1,375
Female Population 1,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghatwa compares

By the 2011 count Ghatwa is the 68th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents. Its 260.66 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Ghatwa

Ghatwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghatwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ghatwa from other places

Ghatwa lies about 20 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Karchana, about 4.4 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 railway station Karchana 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Karchhana 20 km
District headquarters Allahabad 20 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 20 km

Villages closest to Ghatwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karchhana 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 2,616. That makes it the 68th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,879 residents.

Ghatwa village has 1,375 males and 1,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatwa has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Ghatwa covers 260.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghatwa falls under Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghatwa is Karchana, about 4.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghatwa.

Ghatwa is about 20 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatwa is in Karchhana tehsil of Allahabad district. Karchana is about 4.4 km away. Karchhana is about 20 km away. Allahabad is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kareha (1.8 km), Sahlilhwa (2.1 km) and Sonai (2.2 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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