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About Ghutia Village

Ghutia is a mid sized village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,588, made up of 820 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghutia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghutia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 84.75 hectares
Population 1,588
Male Population 820
Female Population 768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghutia compares

By the 2011 count Ghutia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 84.75 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Ghutia

Ghutia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghutia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghutia from other places

Ghutia lies about 72 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kanimahuli, about 16 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 Ghutia
Nearest railway station Kanimahuli 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamboni 18 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 27 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 72 km

Villages closest to Ghutia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghutia village had a population of 1,588. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Ghutia village has 820 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghutia has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Ghutia is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghutia covers 84.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghutia falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghutia is Kanimahuli, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghutia.

Ghutia is about 72 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghutia is in Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Kanimahuli is about 16 km away. Jamboni is about 18 km away. Jhārgrām is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chutia (under 2 km), Swargachhira (4.8 km) and Jamjurki (4.9 km).

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

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