# Ghont Village, Bichhiya, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bichhiya, Mandla 

# Ghont

Ghont is a village in Bichhiya sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,009 people in 256 households**, the 76th largest of 333 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 1,009people (2011)
- 256households
- 64.8%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Ghont PIN code and other codes

Ghont falls in Bichhiya sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBichhiya
- Census village code493265

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ghont from nearby towns?

- Bichhiya (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)38 km by road
- Mandla (nearest town)38 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 Ghont?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ghont; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anjniya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Ghont known for?

About 51% of the 412 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ghont

Of every 100 households in Ghont in 2011, 46 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghont · ■ Bichhiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**94%

Tap water ****5%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****86%**

**79%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****70%**

**53%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Ghont?

■ Ghont · ■ Bichhiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1085**

**975

Working population ****68.6%**

**55.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 47.2% for women. 69% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 581 (84%) · **■** Other work 80 (12%) · **■** Marginal 31 (4%)

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 Bichhiya

- Chhapartala1,023 people
- Harratola Ryt.1,014 people
- Ghonta Ryt.1,013 people
- Kolamgahan Ryt.1,013 people
- Dadhi Ryt.991 people
- Jhigarghat988 people
- Mangaveli Mal.982 people
- Dhutka978 people

[All 337 villages in Bichhiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/bichhiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghont from Mandla?38 km by road
- What is the population of Ghont?1,009 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghont in?Mandla district (Bichhiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghont?64.8% (Census 2011)