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About Ghana Kalan Village

Ghana Kalan is a mid sized village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 500 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.43 hectares hectares.

Ghana Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghana Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 398.43 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 500
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Ghana Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ghana Kalan is the 49th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 398.43 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Ghana Kalan

Ghana Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghana Kalan 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 Ghana Kalan from other places

Ghana Kalan lies about 31 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 9.3 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 Kalan
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 9.8 km
Nearest town Sihorā 12 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 31 km

Villages closest to Ghana Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghana Kalan village had a population of 955. That makes it the 49th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Ghana Kalan village has 500 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghana Kalan has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Ghana Kalan covers 398.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghana Kalan falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghana Kalan is Gosalpur, about 9.3 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 Ghana Kalan.

Ghana Kalan is about 31 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghana Kalan is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Gosalpur is about 9.3 km away. Majholi is about 9.8 km away. Sihorā is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Richhi Pindrai (under 2 km), Bagheli (under 2 km) and Lamkana (1.8 km).

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

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