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About Ghatulgaon Village

Ghatulgaon is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 30 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatulgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatulgaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246155
Area (hectares) 92.16 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 30
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatulgaon compares

By the 2011 count Ghatulgaon is the 343rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 92.16 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Ghatulgaon

Ghatulgaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghatulgaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Ghatulgaon from other places

Ghatulgaon lies about 19 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 28 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 Ghatulgaon
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 14 km
District headquarters Garhwal 19 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 28 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 28 km

Villages closest to Ghatulgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatulgaon village had a population of 61. That makes it the 343rd largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Ghatulgaon village has 30 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatulgaon has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Ghatulgaon is 246155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatulgaon covers 92.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghatulgaon falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghatulgaon is Kotdwara, about 28 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 10+ km distance for Ghatulgaon.

Ghatulgaon is about 19 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatulgaon is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 14 km away. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Kotdwara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolagad (under 2 km), Sandrana (2.3 km) and Painul Gaon (2.4 km).

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

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