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About Ghanekhunt Village

Ghanekhunt is a large village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,945, made up of 2,102 males and 1,843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 619 hectares hectares.

Ghanekhunt Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanekhunt village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Area (hectares) 619 hectares
Population 3,945
Male Population 2,102
Female Population 1,843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanekhunt compares

By the 2011 count Ghanekhunt is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 619 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Ghanekhunt

Ghanekhunt is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghanekhunt 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. The nearest villages by name are Furus, Furus Amshet, Furus Gaonthan and Ganwalwadi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghanekhunt

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanekhunt village had a population of 3,945. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Ghanekhunt village has 2,102 males and 1,843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanekhunt has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Ghanekhunt covers 619 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghanekhunt falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Ghanekhunt notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghanekhunt.

Ghanekhunt is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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