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About Ghota Village

Ghota is a mid sized village in Dhamdha tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,437, made up of 715 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghota village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dhamdha
Pincode 491331
Area (hectares) 629.91 hectares
Population 1,437
Male Population 715
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghota compares

By the 2011 count Ghota is the 43rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents. Its 629.91 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Ghota

Ghota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghota as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ghota from other places

Ghota lies about 26 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 25 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 Ghota
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdha 9.3 km
Nearest town Ahīwāra 21 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 25 km
District headquarters Durg 26 km

Villages closest to Ghota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghota village had a population of 1,437. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,271 residents.

Ghota village has 715 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghota has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Ghota is 491331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghota covers 629.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghota falls under Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghota is Rasmara, about 25 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ghota.

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

Ghota is in Dhamdha tehsil of Durg district. Dhamdha is about 9.3 km away. Ahīwāra is about 21 km away. Rasmara is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiretara (2.2 km), Ruha (2.4 km) and Achholi (2.7 km).

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

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