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About Ghuthiani Village

Ghuthiani is a large village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,236, made up of 1,170 males and 1,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares.

Ghuthiani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghuthiani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 2,236
Male Population 1,170
Female Population 1,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghuthiani compares

By the 2011 count Ghuthiani is the 21st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Ghuthiani

Ghuthiani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghuthiani 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghuthiani from other places

Ghuthiani lies about 26 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 7.1 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 Ghuthiani
Nearest railway station Ekchari 7.1 km
Nearest town Colgong 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 26 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 26 km

Villages closest to Ghuthiani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghuthiani village had a population of 2,236. That makes it the 21st largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Ghuthiani village has 1,170 males and 1,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghuthiani has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Ghuthiani covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghuthiani falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghuthiani is Ekchari, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ghuthiani.

Ghuthiani is about 26 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghuthiani is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 7.1 km away. Colgong is about 11 km away. Sonhaula is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madarganj (under 2 km), Kajha (under 2 km) and Gokulpur (under 2 km).

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

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