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About Ghoroth Village

Ghoroth is a mid sized village in Gabhana tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 981, made up of 535 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.73 hectares hectares.

Ghoroth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoroth village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Gabhana
Area (hectares) 179.73 hectares
Population 981
Male Population 535
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghoroth compares

By the 2011 count Ghoroth is the 107th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 179.73 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Ghoroth

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

How far is Ghoroth from other places

Ghoroth lies about 21 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Kulwa, about 9.5 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 Ghoroth
Tehsil headquarters Gabhana 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Kulwa 9.5 km
Nearest town Khair 11 km
District headquarters Aligarh 21 km

Villages closest to Ghoroth

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoroth village had a population of 981. That makes it the 107th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Ghoroth village has 535 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoroth has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Ghoroth covers 179.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoroth falls under Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghoroth is Kulwa, about 9.5 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 10+ km distance for Ghoroth.

Ghoroth is about 21 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoroth is in Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district. Gabhana is about 6.2 km away. Kulwa is about 9.5 km away. Khair is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanpur (under 2 km), Chandner (under 2 km) and Jakhauta (under 2 km).

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

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