About Ghanto Village

Ghanto is a mid sized village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,203, made up of 631 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Ghanto Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanto village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Goh
Area (hectares)	119 hectares
Population	1,203
Male Population	631
Female Population	572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
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 Ghanto compares

By the 2011 count Ghanto is the 64th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Ghanto

Ghanto is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghanto 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghanto from other places

Ghanto lies about 37 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 15 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 Ghanto
Tehsil headquarters	Goh	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Rafiganj	15 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	37 km

Villages closest to Ghanto

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

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Common questions about Ghanto

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanto village had a population of 1,203. That makes it the 64th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Ghanto village has 631 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanto has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Ghanto covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghanto falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghanto is Rafiganj, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghanto.

Ghanto is about 37 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanto is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Goh is about 3.8 km away. Rafiganj is about 15 km away. Aurangabad is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.