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About Ghana Village

Ghana is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 385, made up of 183 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175029, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175029
Area (hectares) 89.66 hectares
Population 385
Male Population 183
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 57th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 89.66 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Ghana

Ghana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghana as Available within <5 km distance. 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 17 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 48 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 Chachyot 8.9 km
District headquarters Mandi 17 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 48 km

Villages closest to Ghana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chachyot 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 385. That makes it the 57th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Ghana village has 183 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghana has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Ghana is 175029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghana covers 89.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghana falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghana is Buffer Stop, about 48 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghana.

Ghana is about 17 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghana is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 8.9 km away. Mandi is about 17 km away. Buffer Stop is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sianj (under 2 km), Muratan (under 2 km) and Chhaprahan (under 2 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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