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About Ghot Village

Ghot is a small village in Sindewahi tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 424, made up of 220 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 689.05 hectares hectares.

Ghot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghot village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Sindewahi
Area (hectares) 689.05 hectares
Population 424
Male Population 220
Female Population 204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghot compares

By the 2011 count Ghot is the 66th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 689.05 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

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 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 Ghot from other places

Ghot lies about 57 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Rajoli, about 8.4 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
Nearest railway station Rajoli 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sindewahi 9.8 km
Nearest town Mūl 21 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 57 km

Villages closest to Ghot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sindewahi 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 424. That makes it the 66th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Ghot village has 220 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghot has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Ghot covers 689.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghot falls under Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghot is Rajoli, about 8.4 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 Ghot.

Ghot is about 57 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghot is in Sindewahi tehsil of Chandrapur district. Rajoli is about 8.4 km away. Sindewahi is about 9.8 km away. Mūl is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawargata Chak (1.6 km), Maregaon Chak (2.2 km) and Navegaon Chak (2.2 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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