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About Ghana Village

Ghana is a mid sized village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 792, made up of 398 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares.

Ghana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 792
Male Population 398
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
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 compares

By the 2011 count Ghana is the 73rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Ghana

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

Ghana lies about 34 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Bakhleta, about 20 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 Bakhleta 20 km
Nearest town Sihorā 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 34 km
District headquarters Katni 34 km

Villages closest to Ghana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhimarkheda 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 792. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Ghana village has 398 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghana has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Ghana covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghana falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghana is Bakhleta, about 20 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.

Ghana is about 34 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghana is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Bakhleta is about 20 km away. Sihorā is about 24 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpur (2.3 km), Hardi (6.4 km) and Dhanwahi (8.3 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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