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About Ghont 1 Village

Ghont 1 is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 957, made up of 480 males and 477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghont 1 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghont 1 village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 287.23 hectares
Population 957
Male Population 480
Female Population 477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghont 1 compares

By the 2011 count Ghont 1 is the 131st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 287.23 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Ghont 1

Ghont 1 is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghont 1 as Available. 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 Ghont 1 from other places

Ghont 1 lies about 37 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 14 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 Ghont 1
Tehsil headquarters Arang 13 km
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 14 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 25 km
District headquarters Raipur 37 km

Villages closest to Ghont 1

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arang 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 Ghont 1

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghont 1 village had a population of 957. That makes it the 131st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Ghont 1 village has 480 males and 477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghont 1 has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Ghont 1 is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghont 1 covers 287.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghont 1 falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghont 1 is Arang Mahanadi, about 14 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 - 10 km distance for Ghont 1.

Ghont 1 is about 37 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghont 1 is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang is about 13 km away. Arang Mahanadi is about 14 km away. Mahāsamund 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 Bohardih (2.0 km), Guma 1 (2.1 km) and Gukhera (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ghont 1 today is likely to be higher.

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