About Ghana Village

Ghana is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,208, made up of 605 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176209
Area (hectares)	100.14 hectares
Population	1,208
Male Population	605
Female Population	603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghana compares

By the 2011 count Ghana is the 19th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 100.14 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

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 within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 7.5 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 6.1 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
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	6.1 km
District headquarters	Kangra	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	7.9 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	7.9 km

Villages closest to Ghana

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

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Common questions about Ghana

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghana village had a population of 1,208. That makes it the 19th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Ghana village has 605 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghana has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Ghana is 176209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghana covers 100.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghana falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghana is Kangra Mandir, about 6.1 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghana.

Ghana is about 7.5 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghana is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 6.1 km away. Kangra is about 7.5 km away. Dharmsala is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.