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About Ghatgaon Village

Ghatgaon is a large village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,683, made up of 2,518 males and 2,165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523.42 hectares hectares.

Ghatgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatgaon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bareilly
Tehsil Meerganj
Area (hectares) 523.42 hectares
Population 4,683
Male Population 2,518
Female Population 2,165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghatgaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghatgaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 523.42 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Ghatgaon

Ghatgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghatgaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ghatgaon from other places

Ghatgaon lies about 30 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Deoranian, about 9.3 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 Ghatgaon
Nearest railway station Deoranian 9.3 km
Nearest town Shīshgarh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Meerganj 30 km
District headquarters Bareilly 30 km

Villages closest to Ghatgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatgaon village had a population of 4,683. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Ghatgaon village has 2,518 males and 2,165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatgaon has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Ghatgaon covers 523.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghatgaon falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghatgaon is Deoranian, about 9.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghatgaon.

Ghatgaon is about 30 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatgaon is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Deoranian is about 9.3 km away. Shīshgarh is about 13 km away. Meerganj is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paharpur (under 2 km), Nirbhua (2.8 km) and Simrawa (3.2 km).

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

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