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About Ghontha Village

Ghontha is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 378 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghontha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghontha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491337
Area (hectares) 258.47 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 378
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghontha compares

By the 2011 count Ghontha is the 93rd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 258.47 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Ghontha

Ghontha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghontha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ghontha from other places

Ghontha lies about 87 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 43 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 Ghontha
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 4.6 km
Nearest town Mungeli 19 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 43 km
District headquarters Durg 87 km

Villages closest to Ghontha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghontha village had a population of 747. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Ghontha village has 378 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghontha has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Ghontha is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghontha covers 258.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghontha falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghontha is Hathbandh, about 43 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 <5 km distance for Ghontha.

Ghontha is about 87 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghontha is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 4.6 km away. Mungeli is about 19 km away. Hathbandh is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhimpuri (under 2 km), Murkuta (under 2 km) and Jogipur (under 2 km).

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

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