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About Ghota Village

Ghota is a mid sized village in Dharni tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 450 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543 hectares hectares.

Ghota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghota village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Dharni
Area (hectares) 543 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 450
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghota compares

By the 2011 count Ghota is the 95th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 543 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Ghota

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

Ghota lies about 31 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Arvi, about 18 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 Ghota
Nearest railway station Arvi 18 km
Nearest town Ārvi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharni 31 km
District headquarters Amravati 31 km

Villages closest to Ghota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghota village had a population of 869. That makes it the 95th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Ghota village has 450 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghota has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Ghota covers 543 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.

Ghota falls under Dharni tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghota is Arvi, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Ghota.

Ghota is about 31 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghota is in Dharni tehsil of Amravati district. Arvi is about 18 km away. Ārvi is about 19 km away. Dharni is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhodra (7.4 km), Kara (13 km) and Karada (13 km).

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

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