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About Joy Ghuntha Village

Joy Ghuntha is a small village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 112 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Joy Ghuntha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Joy Ghuntha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721159
Area (hectares) 66.93 hectares
Population 211
Male Population 112
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Joy Ghuntha compares

By the 2011 count Joy Ghuntha is the 201st largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 66.93 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 995.

Getting to Joy Ghuntha

Joy Ghuntha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Joy Ghuntha as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Jhaipur Panch Kanya, Jhara Bani, Jharia and Jhaurishol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Joy Ghuntha

As per the Census of India 2011, Joy Ghuntha village had a population of 211. That makes it the 201st largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Joy Ghuntha village has 112 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Joy Ghuntha has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Joy Ghuntha is 721159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Joy Ghuntha covers 66.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Joy Ghuntha falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Joy Ghuntha notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Joy Ghuntha.

Joy Ghuntha is in Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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