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About Ghatal Village

Ghatal is a mid sized village in Khurja tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,527, made up of 803 males and 724 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 203131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatal village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Khurja
Pincode 203131
Area (hectares) 227.88 hectares
Population 1,527
Male Population 803
Female Population 724
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
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 Ghatal compares

By the 2011 count Ghatal is the 102nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 227.88 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Ghatal

Ghatal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghatal 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 Ghatal from other places

Ghatal lies about 29 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Danwar, about 5.1 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 Ghatal
Nearest railway station Danwar 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Khurja 14 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 29 km

Villages closest to Ghatal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatal village had a population of 1,527. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Ghatal village has 803 males and 724 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatal has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Ghatal is 203131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatal covers 227.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghatal falls under Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghatal is Danwar, about 5.1 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 Ghatal.

Ghatal is about 29 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatal is in Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Danwar is about 5.1 km away. Khurja is about 14 km away. Bulandshahr is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naiphal Urf Uchangaon (under 2 km), Haidar Nagar Madkola (under 2 km) and Murari Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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