# Ghantani Village, Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Akkalkuwa, Nandurbar 

# Ghantani

Ghantani is a village in Akkalkuwa sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra, PIN code **425415**. The 2011 Census counted **833 people in 175 households**, the 109th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 833people (2011)
- 175households
- 59.5%literacy
- 425415PIN code

## Ghantani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghantani is 425415.** Ghantani falls in Akkalkuwa sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code425415
- Community development blockAkkalkuwa
- Census village code525169

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

## How far is Ghantani from nearby towns?

- Akkalkuwa (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Talode (nearest town)25 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 Ghantani?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ghantani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Akkalkuwa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akkalkuwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nandurbar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Ghantani known for?

The main crops are **jowar, maize and wheat**. About 88% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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 Ghantani

Of every 100 households in Ghantani in 2011, 12 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghantani · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**18%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****23%**

**23%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**11%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****78%**

**77%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ghantani?

■ Ghantani · ■ Akkalkuwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**949

Working population ****43.3%**

**48.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 52.1% for women. 42% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (9%) · **■** Marginal 246 (68%)

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 Akkalkuwa

- Sheltapani875 people
- Kadwa Mahu861 people
- Guliumbar858 people
- Udepur843 people
- Orpa832 people
- Wadibar818 people
- Chhote Udepur802 people
- Movan792 people

[All 190 villages in Akkalkuwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/akkalkuwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghantani?425415
- How far is Ghantani from Nandurbar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Ghantani?833 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghantani in?Nandurbar district (Akkalkuwa sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Ghantani?59.5% (Census 2011)