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About Ghana Village

Ghana is a mid sized village in Ghoda Dongri tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 600, made up of 288 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279.65 hectares hectares.

Ghana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Ghoda Dongri
Area (hectares) 279.65 hectares
Population 600
Male Population 288
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghana compares

By the 2011 count Ghana is the 104th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 897 residents. Its 279.65 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 18 km from Betul, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 13 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 Maramjhiri 13 km
District headquarters Betul 18 km
Nearest town Betūl 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoda Dongri 20 km

Villages closest to Ghana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghoda Dongri 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 600. That makes it the 104th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 897 residents.

Ghana village has 288 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghana has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Ghana covers 279.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghana falls under Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghana is Maramjhiri, about 13 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 village for Ghana.

Ghana is about 18 km from Betul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghana is in Ghoda Dongri tehsil of Betul district. Maramjhiri is about 13 km away. Betul is about 18 km away. Betūl is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jakhali (under 2 km), Jhadkund (3.1 km) and Pisajhodi (3.7 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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