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About Ghatet Village

Ghatet is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 132, made up of 62 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262534
Area (hectares) 5.92 hectares
Population 132
Male Population 62
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatet compares

By the 2011 count Ghatet is the 119th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 5.92 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Ghatet

Ghatet is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghatet as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ghatet from other places

Ghatet lies about 12 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 48 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 Ghatet
District headquarters Pithoragarh 12 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 34 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 48 km

Villages closest to Ghatet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatet village had a population of 132. That makes it the 119th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Ghatet village has 62 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatet has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Ghatet is 262534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatet covers 5.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghatet falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghatet is Tanakpur, about 48 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 - 10 km distance for Ghatet.

Ghatet is about 12 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatet is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 12 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 12 km away. Berinag is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurena (4.5 km), Baitholi (6.9 km) and Bantoli (6.9 km).

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

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