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About Ghot Village

Ghot is a small village in Orchha tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 88 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 494552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghot village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Orchha
Pincode 494552
Population 169
Male Population 88
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghot compares

By the 2011 count Ghot is the 70th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Ghot

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

Ghot lies about 74 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Kamalur, about 30 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 Ghot
Nearest railway station Kamalur 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Orchha 34 km
Nearest town Bacheli 46 km
District headquarters Narayanpur 74 km

Villages closest to Ghot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghot village had a population of 169. That makes it the 70th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Ghot village has 88 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghot has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Ghot is 494552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghot falls under Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghot is Kamalur, about 30 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 Ghot.

Ghot is about 74 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghot is in Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district. Kamalur is about 30 km away. Orchha is about 34 km away. Bacheli is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hitul (15 km), Acheli (24 km) and Hamokal (24 km).

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

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