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About Ghosla Village

Ghosla is a small village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 190 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 364.5 hectares hectares.

Ghosla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghosla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 364.5 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 190
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Ghosla compares

By the 2011 count Ghosla is the 194th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 364.5 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 944.

Getting to Ghosla

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

Ghosla lies about 63 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Sanawad, about 5.4 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 Ghosla
Nearest railway station Sanawad 5.4 km
Nearest town Sanāwad 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 14 km
District headquarters Khargone 63 km

Villages closest to Ghosla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghosla village had a population of 359. That makes it the 194th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Ghosla village has 190 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghosla has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Ghosla covers 364.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghosla falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghosla is Sanawad, about 5.4 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 Ghosla.

Ghosla is about 63 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghosla is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Sanawad is about 5.4 km away. Sanāwad is about 5.4 km away. Barwaha 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 Baswan (1.5 km), Juna Pani (3.0 km) and Khangaon (3.3 km).

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

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