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About Ghaniya Village

Ghaniya is a mid sized village in Rithi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 325 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,305 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.83 hectares hectares.

Ghaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaniya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Rithi
Area (hectares) 360.83 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 325
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,305
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghaniya compares

By the 2011 count Ghaniya is the 60th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents. Its 360.83 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Ghaniya

The census records public bus service for Ghaniya 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghaniya from other places

Ghaniya lies about 25 km from Katni. 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 Ghaniya
Tehsil headquarters Rithi 2.5 km
District headquarters Katni 25 km
Nearest town Murwāra 25 km

Villages closest to Ghaniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaniya village had a population of 749. That makes it the 60th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,127 residents.

Ghaniya village has 325 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaniya has about 1305 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Ghaniya covers 360.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghaniya falls under Rithi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Ghaniya notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Ghaniya.

Ghaniya is about 25 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaniya is in Rithi tehsil of Katni district. Rithi is about 2.5 km away. Katni is about 25 km away. Murwāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahirgawan (under 2 km), Kachhar Kheda (under 2 km) and Madhadeori (2.1 km).

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

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