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About Girtana Village

Girtana is a mid sized village in Mat tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,332, made up of 739 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 802 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.22 hectares hectares.

Girtana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Girtana village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Mat
Area (hectares) 215.22 hectares
Population 1,332
Male Population 739
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 802
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Girtana compares

By the 2011 count Girtana is the 117th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents. Its 215.22 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Girtana

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

How far is Girtana from other places

Girtana lies about 22 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Vrindavan, about 13 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 Girtana
Tehsil headquarters Mat 6.5 km
Nearest town Vrindāvan 13 km
Nearest railway station Vrindavan 13 km
District headquarters Mathura 22 km

Villages closest to Girtana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Girtana village had a population of 1,332. That makes it the 117th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents.

Girtana village has 739 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Girtana has about 802 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Girtana covers 215.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Girtana falls under Mat tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Girtana is Vrindavan, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Girtana.

Girtana is about 22 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Girtana is in Mat tehsil of Mathura district. Mat is about 6.5 km away. Vrindāvan is about 13 km away. Vrindavan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilandpur (1.6 km), Hernol (1.9 km) and Lal Garhi (2.0 km).

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

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