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About Ghatkul Village

Ghatkul is a small village in Neturia tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 46 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 761 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatkul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatkul village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Neturia
Pincode 723133
Area (hectares) 296.36 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 46
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 761
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 Ghatkul compares

By the 2011 count Ghatkul is the 103rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 296.36 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Ghatkul

Ghatkul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghatkul 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 Dumarhir, Durgapur, Erekusum and Fate Danga. 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.

Common questions about Ghatkul

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatkul village had a population of 81. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Ghatkul village has 46 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatkul has about 761 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Ghatkul is 723133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatkul covers 296.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghatkul falls under Neturia tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghatkul 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 Ghatkul.

Ghatkul is in Neturia tehsil of Puruliya 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.

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

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