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About Ghanshyampura Village

Ghanshyampura is a mid sized village in Khaknar tehsil, in the district of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 418 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 961.11 hectares hectares.

Ghanshyampura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanshyampura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Burhanpur
Tehsil Khaknar
Area (hectares) 961.11 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 418
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanshyampura compares

By the 2011 count Ghanshyampura is the 69th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents. Its 961.11 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Ghanshyampura

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

Ghanshyampura lies about 16 km from Burhanpur, and the nearest railway station is Asirgarh Road, about 17 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 Ghanshyampura
District headquarters Burhanpur 16 km
Nearest town Burhānpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Asirgarh Road 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaknar 22 km

Villages closest to Ghanshyampura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanshyampura village had a population of 783. That makes it the 69th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents.

Ghanshyampura village has 418 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanshyampura has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Ghanshyampura covers 961.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghanshyampura falls under Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghanshyampura is Asirgarh Road, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghanshyampura.

Ghanshyampura is about 16 km from Burhanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanshyampura is in Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district. Burhanpur is about 16 km away. Burhānpur is about 16 km away. Asirgarh Road is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirpur Mal (2.9 km), Hasinabad (3.0 km) and Kalapad (3.4 km).

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

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