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About Ghonta Village

Ghonta is a small village in Narayanganj tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 456, made up of 230 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.1 hectares hectares.

Ghonta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghonta village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Narayanganj
Area (hectares) 291.1 hectares
Population 456
Male Population 230
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghonta compares

By the 2011 count Ghonta is the 94th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 291.1 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Ghonta

Ghonta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghonta as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Ghonta from other places

Ghonta lies about 47 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Charghat Pipari, about 24 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 Ghonta
Tehsil headquarters Narayanganj 18 km
Nearest railway station Charghat Pipari 24 km
Nearest town Jabalpur 30 km
District headquarters Mandla 47 km

Villages closest to Ghonta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghonta village had a population of 456. That makes it the 94th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Ghonta village has 230 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghonta has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Ghonta covers 291.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghonta falls under Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghonta is Charghat Pipari, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghonta.

Ghonta is about 47 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghonta is in Narayanganj tehsil of Mandla district. Narayanganj is about 18 km away. Charghat Pipari is about 24 km away. Jabalpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurkuti (under 2 km), Khamher Kheda (1.6 km) and Bijadandi (2.0 km).

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

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