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About Ghantiya Village

Ghantiya is a large village in Sutrapada tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,296, made up of 1,700 males and 1,596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghantiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghantiya village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Sutrapada
Pincode 362275
Area (hectares) 349.84 hectares
Population 3,296
Male Population 1,700
Female Population 1,596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghantiya compares

By the 2011 count Ghantiya is the 10th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 349.84 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Ghantiya

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

Ghantiya lies about 68 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Gir Hadmatiya, about 9.5 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 Ghantiya
Nearest railway station Gir Hadmatiya 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sutrapada 15 km
Nearest town Sutrāpāra 15 km
District headquarters Junagadh 68 km

Villages closest to Ghantiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghantiya village had a population of 3,296. That makes it the 10th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Ghantiya village has 1,700 males and 1,596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghantiya has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Ghantiya is 362275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghantiya covers 349.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghantiya falls under Sutrapada tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Ghantiya is Gir Hadmatiya, about 9.5 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghantiya.

Ghantiya is about 68 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghantiya is in Sutrapada tehsil of Junagadh district. Gir Hadmatiya is about 9.5 km away. Sutrapada is about 15 km away. Sutrāpāra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umbri (8.2 km), Lodhva (11 km) and Singsar (13 km).

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

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