About Ghantha Village

Ghantha is a small village in Sunderbani tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 255 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghantha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghantha village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Sunderbani
Pincode	185203
Area (hectares)	246.1 hectares
Population	497
Male Population	255
Female Population	242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghantha compares

By the 2011 count Ghantha is the 32nd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents. Its 246.1 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Ghantha

Ghantha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghantha 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. The nearest villages by name are Devak, Dhar, Dhok Bainar and Forest Block. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Ghantha

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghantha village had a population of 497. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,332 residents.

Ghantha village has 255 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghantha has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Ghantha is 185203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghantha covers 246.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghantha falls under Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Ghantha notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghantha.

Ghantha is in Sunderbani tehsil of Rajouri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.