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About Ghona Village

Ghona is one of the larger villages in Basirhat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,763, made up of 2,917 males and 2,846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghona village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat II
Pincode 743445
Area (hectares) 383.6 hectares
Population 5,763
Male Population 2,917
Female Population 2,846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghona compares

By the 2011 count Ghona is the 8th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents. Its 383.6 hectares work out to about 15 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 948.

Getting to Ghona

Ghona is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghona as Available within 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghona from other places

Ghona lies about 18 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 4.8 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 Ghona
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 4.8 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat II 18 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Ghona

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat II 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 Ghona

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghona village had a population of 5,763. That makes it the 8th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents.

Ghona village has 2,917 males and 2,846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghona has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ghona is 743445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghona covers 383.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghona falls under Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghona is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghona.

Ghona is about 18 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghona is in Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 4.8 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 10 km away. Basirhat II is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathurapur (6.2 km), Srinagar (12 km) and Bishnupur (12 km).

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

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