# Ghonta Village, Narayanganj, Mandla (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Narayanganj, Mandla 

# Ghonta

Ghonta is a village in Narayanganj sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **456 people in 106 households**, the 107th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.2%.

- 456people (2011)
- 106households
- 63.1%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Ghonta PIN code and other codes

Ghonta falls in Narayanganj sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijadandi
- Census village code492638

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

## How far is Ghonta from nearby towns?

- Narayanganj (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Mandla (district HQ)72 km by road
- Jabalpur (nearest town)35 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 Ghonta?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Ghonta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bijadandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jabalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Ghonta known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and pea**. About 34% of the 291 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 Ghonta

Of every 100 households in Ghonta in 2011, 96 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghonta · ■ Narayanganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**87%

Television ****21%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**13%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**64%

Own their home ****86%**

**95%

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 Ghonta?

■ Ghonta · ■ Narayanganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**66.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1129**

**957

Working population ****59.9%**

**56.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.4% for men and 50.3% for women. 57% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 17 (6%)

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 Narayanganj

- Gwara Mal.459 people
- Pipardahi459 people
- Bamhori458 people
- Rengajhori458 people
- Baihar451 people
- Barbaspur445 people
- Pahatsara Mal.444 people
- Deohar442 people

[All 189 villages in Narayanganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/narayanganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghonta from Mandla?72 km by road
- What is the population of Ghonta?456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghonta in?Mandla district (Narayanganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghonta?63.1% (Census 2011)