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About Ghanghari Khurd Village

Ghanghari Khurd is a mid sized village in Murwara tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 415 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.73 hectares hectares.

Ghanghari Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanghari Khurd village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Murwara
Area (hectares) 474.73 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 415
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghanghari Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Ghanghari Khurd is the 63rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 474.73 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ghanghari Khurd

Ghanghari Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghanghari Khurd 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghanghari Khurd from other places

Ghanghari Khurd lies about 15 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Jukehi, about 6.0 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Jukehi 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Murwara 15 km
District headquarters Katni 15 km
Nearest town Murwāra 15 km

Villages closest to Ghanghari Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanghari Khurd village had a population of 853. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Ghanghari Khurd village has 415 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanghari Khurd has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Ghanghari Khurd covers 474.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghanghari Khurd is Jukehi, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Khurd.

Ghanghari Khurd is about 15 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanghari Khurd is in Murwara tehsil of Katni district. Jukehi is about 6.0 km away. Murwara is about 15 km away. Katni is about 15 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 Khurd (under 2 km), Kailawara Khurd (under 2 km) and Dithwara (under 2 km).

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

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