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About Ghanwa Village

Ghanwa is a mid sized village in Akaltara tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 305 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Akaltara
Pincode 496001
Area (hectares) 178.64 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 305
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanwa compares

By the 2011 count Ghanwa is the 64th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents. Its 178.64 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ghanwa

Ghanwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghanwa as Available. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghanwa from other places

Ghanwa lies about 6.3 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 5.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ghanwa
Nearest railway station Kapan 5.7 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 6.3 km
Nearest town Nailā 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Akaltara 10 km

Villages closest to Ghanwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Akaltara tehsil.

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 Ghanwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanwa village had a population of 580. That makes it the 64th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,963 residents.

Ghanwa village has 305 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanwa has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ghanwa is 496001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanwa covers 178.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghanwa falls under Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghanwa is Kapan, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghanwa.

Ghanwa is about 6.3 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanwa is in Akaltara tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Kapan is about 5.7 km away. Janjgir Champa is about 6.3 km away. Nailā is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilai (1.9 km), Taga (2.5 km) and Gadhola (3.6 km).

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

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