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About Ghatuda Village

Ghatuda is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 112 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatuda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 79.3 hectares
Population 238
Male Population 112
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatuda compares

By the 2011 count Ghatuda is the 52nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 79.3 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Ghatuda

Ghatuda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghatuda as Available within 5 - 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 Ghatuda from other places

Ghatuda lies about 20 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 101 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 Ghatuda
District headquarters Chamoli 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 22 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 64 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 101 km

Villages closest to Ghatuda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatuda village had a population of 238. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Ghatuda village has 112 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatuda has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Ghatuda is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatuda covers 79.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghatuda falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghatuda is Ramnagar, about 101 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghatuda.

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

Ghatuda is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 20 km away. Karnaprayag is about 22 km away. Srīnagar is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dwalghat (under 2 km), Pokhari (3.1 km) and Baulasera (3.7 km).

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

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