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About Ghansa Village

Ghansa is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,256, made up of 618 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.14 hectares hectares.

Ghansa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghansa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 328.14 hectares
Population 1,256
Male Population 618
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghansa compares

By the 2011 count Ghansa is the 57th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 328.14 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Ghansa

Ghansa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghansa as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ghansa from other places

Ghansa lies about 55 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Dhanoli, about 11 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 Ghansa
Nearest railway station Dhanoli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 12 km
Nearest town Gondiā 31 km
District headquarters Balaghat 55 km

Villages closest to Ghansa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghansa village had a population of 1,256. That makes it the 57th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Ghansa village has 618 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghansa has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Ghansa covers 328.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghansa falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghansa is Dhanoli, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghansa.

Ghansa is about 55 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghansa is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Dhanoli is about 11 km away. Lanji is about 12 km away. Gondiā is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tekapar (1.7 km), Miriya (2.4 km) and Chicholi (2.5 km).

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

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