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About Ghatampur Village

Ghatampur is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,772, made up of 835 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.27 hectares hectares.

Ghatampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatampur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 182.27 hectares
Population 1,772
Male Population 835
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatampur compares

By the 2011 count Ghatampur is the 136th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 182.27 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Ghatampur

Ghatampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghatampur as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghatampur from other places

Ghatampur lies about 33 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 11 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 Ghatampur
Nearest railway station Sarai Kansrai 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 11 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 11 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 33 km

Villages closest to Ghatampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatampur village had a population of 1,772. That makes it the 136th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Ghatampur village has 835 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatampur has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1061.

Ghatampur covers 182.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghatampur falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghatampur is Sarai Kansrai, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghatampur.

Ghatampur is about 33 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatampur is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sarai Kansrai is about 11 km away. Machhlishahr is about 11 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deokali (under 2 km), Kariyanwa (2.2 km) and Chak Binayak (3.3 km).

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

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