About Ghatua Village

Ghatua is a small village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 202 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721429, 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	Egra I
Pincode	721429
Area (hectares)	82.58 hectares
Population	393
Male Population	202
Female Population	191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
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 Ghatua compares

By the 2011 count Ghatua is the 99th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 82.58 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Ghatua

Ghatua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghatua 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhusarda, Digha, Donabinda and Erendabar. 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 393. That makes it the 99th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Ghatua village has 202 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatua has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Ghatua is 721429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatua covers 82.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Ghatua notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghatua.

Ghatua is in Egra 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.