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About Ghatika Village

Ghatika is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 674 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatika Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatika village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733142
Area (hectares) 215.7 hectares
Population 1,318
Male Population 674
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Ghatika compares

By the 2011 count Ghatika is the 54th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 215.7 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ghatika

Ghatika is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghatika 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 Ghatika from other places

Ghatika lies about 172 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Ghatika
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 24 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 172 km

Villages closest to Ghatika

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatika village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 54th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Ghatika village has 674 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatika has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Ghatika is 733142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatika covers 215.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghatika falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghatika is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Ghatika.

Ghatika is about 172 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatika is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Tapan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Budhatch (under 2 km), Chandhati (under 2 km) and Chhatrahati (under 2 km).

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

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