About Gantha Village

Gantha is one of the larger villages in Rampur Baghelan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,100, made up of 2,584 males and 2,516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1911.79 hectares hectares.

Gantha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gantha village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Satna
Tehsil	Rampur Baghelan
Area (hectares)	1911.79 hectares
Population	5,100
Male Population	2,584
Female Population	2,516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gantha compares

By the 2011 count Gantha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 1911.79 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Gantha

Gantha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gantha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gantha from other places

Gantha lies about 6.8 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Satna Junction, about 6.1 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 Gantha
Nearest railway station	Satna Junction	6.1 km
District headquarters	Satna	6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur Baghelan	18 km

Villages closest to Gantha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Baghelan 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.

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Common questions about Gantha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gantha village had a population of 5,100. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Gantha village has 2,584 males and 2,516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gantha has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Gantha covers 1911.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gantha falls under Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gantha is Satna Junction, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gantha.

Gantha is about 6.8 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gantha is in Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district. Satna Junction is about 6.1 km away. Satna is about 6.8 km away. Rampur Baghelan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.