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About Ghana Village

Ghana is a mid sized village in Pipariya tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 593, made up of 299 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 717 hectares hectares.

Ghana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Pipariya
Area (hectares) 717 hectares
Population 593
Male Population 299
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghana compares

By the 2011 count Ghana is the 64th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 760 residents. Its 717 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Ghana

Ghana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 106 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Maramjhiri, about 35 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 Pipariya 31 km
Nearest town Betūl 34 km
Nearest railway station Maramjhiri 35 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 106 km

Villages closest to Ghana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pipariya 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 593. That makes it the 64th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 760 residents.

Ghana village has 299 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghana has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Ghana covers 717 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.

Ghana falls under Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghana is Maramjhiri, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Ghana.

Ghana is about 106 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghana is in Pipariya tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Pipariya is about 31 km away. Betūl is about 34 km away. Maramjhiri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandiya (1.5 km), Madaka Dhana (3.0 km) and Utiya Kishor (3.2 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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