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About Ghot Village

Ghot is a small village in Badi tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 163 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.15 hectares hectares.

Ghot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghot village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Badi
Area (hectares) 176.15 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 163
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghot compares

By the 2011 count Ghot is the 83rd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 176.15 hectares work out to about 1.8 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, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Ghot

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

Ghot lies about 50 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 36 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 Ghot
Tehsil headquarters Badi 5.0 km
Nearest town Bareli 10 km
Nearest railway station Sobhapur 36 km
District headquarters Raisen 50 km

Villages closest to Ghot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghot village had a population of 318. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Ghot village has 163 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghot has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Ghot covers 176.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghot falls under Badi tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghot is Sobhapur, about 36 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 Ghot.

Ghot is about 50 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghot is in Badi tehsil of Raisen district. Badi is about 5.0 km away. Bareli is about 10 km away. Sobhapur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Partalai (1.6 km), Parewa (2.0 km) and Harsili (2.1 km).

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

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