About Ghanghata Village

Ghanghata is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,158, made up of 581 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanghata village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272163
Area (hectares)	59.74 hectares
Population	1,158
Male Population	581
Female Population	577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghanghata compares

By the 2011 count Ghanghata is the 177th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 59.74 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Ghanghata

Ghanghata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghanghata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Ghanghata from other places

Ghanghata lies about 52 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 9.6 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 Ghanghata
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	8.4 km
Nearest town	Bānsi	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Uska Bazar	9.6 km
District headquarters	Basti	52 km

Villages closest to Ghanghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanghata village had a population of 1,158. That makes it the 177th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Ghanghata village has 581 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanghata has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Ghanghata is 272163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanghata covers 59.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghanghata falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghanghata is Uska Bazar, about 9.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghanghata.

Ghanghata is about 52 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanghata is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Harraiya is about 8.4 km away. Bānsi is about 9.2 km away. Uska Bazar is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.