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About Ghanghata Village

Ghanghata is a small village in Rudhauli tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 34 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,559 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.42 hectares hectares.

Ghanghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanghata village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Rudhauli
Area (hectares) 31.42 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 34
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,559
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanghata compares

By the 2011 count Ghanghata is the 243rd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 804 residents. Its 31.42 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Ghanghata

Ghanghata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghanghata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ghanghata from other places

Ghanghata lies about 37 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Govindnagar, about 30 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 Rudhauli 8.8 km
Nearest town Bānsi 15 km
Nearest railway station Govindnagar 30 km
District headquarters Basti 37 km

Villages closest to Ghanghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanghata village had a population of 87. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 804 residents.

Ghanghata village has 34 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanghata has about 1559 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Ghanghata covers 31.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghanghata is Govindnagar, about 30 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghanghata.

Ghanghata is about 37 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 Rudhauli tehsil of Basti district. Rudhauli is about 8.8 km away. Bānsi is about 15 km away. Govindnagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanghata (under 2 km), Khajuria (2.4 km) and Gidhar (3.7 km).

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

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