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About Ghotulmunda Village

Ghotulmunda is a small village in Durgkondal tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 380, made up of 183 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghotulmunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghotulmunda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Durgkondal
Pincode 494122
Area (hectares) 426.14 hectares
Population 380
Male Population 183
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghotulmunda compares

By the 2011 count Ghotulmunda is the 75th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 431 residents. Its 426.14 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Ghotulmunda

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

Ghotulmunda lies about 33 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 16 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 Ghotulmunda
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 16 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Durgkondal 33 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 33 km

Villages closest to Ghotulmunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghotulmunda village had a population of 380. That makes it the 75th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 431 residents.

Ghotulmunda village has 183 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghotulmunda has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Ghotulmunda is 494122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghotulmunda covers 426.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghotulmunda falls under Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghotulmunda is Bhanupratappur, about 16 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 village for Ghotulmunda.

Ghotulmunda is about 33 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghotulmunda is in Durgkondal tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Bhanupratappur is about 16 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 28 km away. Durgkondal is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seoni (3.0 km), Damkasa (3.2 km) and Amaguhan (3.3 km).

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

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