About Ghatua Village

Ghatua is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,904, made up of 979 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Contai I
Pincode	721433
Area (hectares)	249.61 hectares
Population	1,904
Male Population	979
Female Population	925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghatua compares

By the 2011 count Ghatua is the 14th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 249.61 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Ghatua

Ghatua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghatua as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Eryafatepur, Fatepur, Gagannathpur Ist Part and Gahira Bar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Ghatua

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatua village had a population of 1,904. That makes it the 14th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Ghatua village has 979 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatua has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Ghatua is 721433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatua covers 249.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghatua falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghatua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghatua.

Ghatua is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.