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About Ghatdhar Village

Ghatdhar is a small village in Munsiari tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 28 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatdhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatdhar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Munsiari
Pincode 262554
Area (hectares) 18.97 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 28
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Ghatdhar compares

By the 2011 count Ghatdhar is the 160th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 213 residents. Its 18.97 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Ghatdhar

Ghatdhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghatdhar 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 Ghatdhar from other places

Ghatdhar 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 Ghatdhar
Tehsil headquarters Munsiari 12 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 12 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 12 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 48 km

Villages closest to Ghatdhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatdhar village had a population of 57. That makes it the 160th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 213 residents.

Ghatdhar village has 28 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatdhar has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Ghatdhar is 262554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatdhar covers 18.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghatdhar falls under Munsiari tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghatdhar 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghatdhar.

Ghatdhar 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Ghat Ghorgari (under 2 km), Girgaon (14 km) and Raura (15 km).

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

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