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About Ghana Village

Ghana is a small village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 22 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 636 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.8 hectares hectares.

Ghana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 96.8 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 22
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 636
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghana compares

By the 2011 count Ghana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 96.8 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 948.

Getting to Ghana

Ghana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghana as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 39 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 5.5 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 Sihora Road 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 6.7 km
Nearest town Sihorā 6.7 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 39 km

Villages closest to Ghana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sihora 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 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Ghana village has 22 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghana has about 636 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Ghana covers 96.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghana falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghana is Sihora Road, about 5.5 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 - 10 km distance for Ghana.

Ghana is about 39 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghana is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihora Road is about 5.5 km away. Sihora is about 6.7 km away. Sihorā is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amgawan (under 2 km), Hargrah (under 2 km) and Murta (under 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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