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About Ghonti Bahra Village

Ghonti Bahra is a mid sized village in Badi tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,372, made up of 723 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2843.76 hectares hectares.

Ghonti Bahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghonti Bahra village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Badi
Area (hectares) 2843.76 hectares
Population 1,372
Male Population 723
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghonti Bahra compares

By the 2011 count Ghonti Bahra is the 20th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 2843.76 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Ghonti Bahra

Ghonti Bahra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghonti Bahra as Available within 10+ 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 Ghonti Bahra from other places

Ghonti Bahra lies about 39 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Vidisha, about 47 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 Ghonti Bahra
Tehsil headquarters Badi 22 km
Nearest town Bareli 26 km
District headquarters Raisen 39 km
Nearest railway station Vidisha 47 km

Villages closest to Ghonti Bahra

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 Ghonti Bahra

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghonti Bahra village had a population of 1,372. That makes it the 20th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Ghonti Bahra village has 723 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghonti Bahra has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Ghonti Bahra covers 2843.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghonti Bahra falls under Badi tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghonti Bahra is Vidisha, about 47 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghonti Bahra.

Ghonti Bahra is about 39 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghonti Bahra is in Badi tehsil of Raisen district. Badi is about 22 km away. Bareli is about 26 km away. Raisen is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahrawan (2.0 km), Santra (3.1 km) and Mandwa Mehgawan (5.1 km).

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

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