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About Ghana Village

Ghana is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 904, made up of 460 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghana village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 494635
Area (hectares) 181.27 hectares
Population 904
Male Population 460
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghana compares

By the 2011 count Ghana is the 92nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 181.27 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Ghana

Ghana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghana 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 Ghana from other places

Ghana lies about 132 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 37 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 Ghana
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 11 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 37 km
Nearest town Saktī 42 km
District headquarters Raipur 132 km

Villages closest to Ghana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bilaigarh 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 Ghana

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghana village had a population of 904. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Ghana village has 460 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghana has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Ghana is 494635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghana covers 181.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghana falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghana is Baradwar, about 37 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 Ghana.

Ghana is about 132 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghana is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 11 km away. Baradwar is about 37 km away. Saktī is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadhabhatha (under 2 km), Dongiyabhatha (under 2 km) and Jora (1.9 km).

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

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