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About Ghanghari Kalan Village

Ghanghari Kalan is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,627, made up of 812 males and 815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 437.95 hectares hectares.

Ghanghari Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanghari Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 437.95 hectares
Population 1,627
Male Population 812
Female Population 815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanghari Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ghanghari Kalan is the 26th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 437.95 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ghanghari Kalan

Ghanghari Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghanghari Kalan as Available within <5 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 Ghanghari Kalan from other places

Ghanghari Kalan lies about 14 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Jukehi, about 3.8 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 Ghanghari Kalan
Nearest railway station Jukehi 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Murwara 14 km
District headquarters Katni 14 km
Nearest town Murwāra 14 km

Villages closest to Ghanghari Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanghari Kalan village had a population of 1,627. That makes it the 26th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Ghanghari Kalan village has 812 males and 815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanghari Kalan has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Ghanghari Kalan covers 437.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghanghari Kalan falls under Murwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghanghari Kalan is Jukehi, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghanghari Kalan.

Ghanghari Kalan is about 14 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanghari Kalan is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Jukehi is about 3.8 km away. Murwara is about 14 km away. Katni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jobi Kalan (under 2 km), Punchhi (under 2 km) and Dithwara (2.4 km).

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

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