# Ghanta, Amirgadh, Banas Kantha – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/amirgadh/ghanta/ Village · Amirgadh, Banas Kantha # Ghanta Ghanta is a village in [Amirgadh](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/amirgadh/) sub-district of [Banas Kantha](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/) district, [Gujarat](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/), PIN code **385135**. The 2011 Census counted **1,086 people in 176 households**, the 45th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.8%. - 1,086people (2011) - 176households - 58.0%literacy - 385135PIN code ## Ghanta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghanta is 385135.** Ghanta falls in Amirgadh sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat. - PIN code385135 - Gram panchayatBalundra - Community development blockAmirgadh - Census village code507757 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghanta from nearby towns? - Iqbalgadh (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Palanpur (district HQ)32 km by road - Palanpur (nearest town)32 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Ghanta? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Ghanta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Iqbalgadh - ○Degree college10+ km · Palanpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palanpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ghanta known for? The main crops are **wheat, cotton and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 5% of the 917 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ghanta Of every 100 households in Ghanta in 2011, 32 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghanta · ■ Amirgadh rural average Electricity for lighting ****32%** **59% Toilet within the home ****1%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****40%** **40% Television ****1%** **12% Mobile phone ****3%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****72%** **52% Own their home ****98%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Ghanta? ■ Ghanta · ■ Amirgadh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.0%** **50.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **932 Working population ****25.4%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.4% for men and 42.1% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 108 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (52%) · **■** Other work 25 (9%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Amirgadh - Khapara1,283 people - Gavara1,245 people - Bhayla1,207 people - Kakwada1,111 people - Vaghoriya1,069 people - Awala1,047 people - Kali Mati1,029 people - Bhamariya827 people [All 69 villages in Amirgadh](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/amirgadh/villages/) ## Other places named Ghanta - Ghanta · Village, Nandod, Narmada · 901 people - Ghanta · Village, Aspur, Dungarpur · 801 people - Ghanta · Village, Nabinagar, Aurangabad · 432 people - Ghanta · Village, Chakrata, Dehradun · 332 people - Ghanta · Village, Gobindpur, Nawada · 189 people - Ghanta · Village, Savli, Vadodara · 163 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghanta?385135 - How far is Ghanta from Palanpur?32 km by road - What is the population of Ghanta?1,086 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghanta in?Banas Kantha district (Amirgadh sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Ghanta?58.0% (Census 2011)