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About Ghatampur Village

Ghatampur is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,717, made up of 853 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.34 hectares hectares.

Ghatampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 158.34 hectares
Population 1,717
Male Population 853
Female Population 864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghatampur compares

By the 2011 count Ghatampur is the 48th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 158.34 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Ghatampur

The census records public bus service for Ghatampur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghatampur from other places

Ghatampur lies about 24 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Porabazar, about 1.6 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 Ghatampur
Nearest railway station Porabazar 1.6 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 24 km
District headquarters Hugli 24 km

Villages closest to Ghatampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Ghatampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatampur village had a population of 1,717. That makes it the 48th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Ghatampur village has 853 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatampur has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 969.

Ghatampur covers 158.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghatampur falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghatampur is Porabazar, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ghatampur.

Ghatampur is about 24 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghatampur is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Porabazar is about 1.6 km away. Tarakeswar is about 15 km away. Polba Dadpur 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 Alipur (1.5 km), Makhalpur (3.3 km) and Kagnan (4.0 km).

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

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