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About Ghana Kalan Village

Ghana Kalan is a mid sized village in Badi tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 882, made up of 460 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1107.69 hectares hectares.

Ghana Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghana Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Badi
Area (hectares) 1107.69 hectares
Population 882
Male Population 460
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ghana Kalan is the 33rd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 807 residents. Its 1107.69 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Ghana Kalan

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

Ghana Kalan lies about 39 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 48 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Badi 9.1 km
Nearest town Bareli 19 km
District headquarters Raisen 39 km
Nearest railway station Sobhapur 48 km

Villages closest to Ghana Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghana Kalan village had a population of 882. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 807 residents.

Ghana Kalan village has 460 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghana Kalan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Ghana Kalan covers 1107.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghana Kalan falls under Badi tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghana Kalan is Sobhapur, about 48 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 Kalan.

Ghana Kalan is about 39 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghana Kalan is in Badi tehsil of Raisen district. Badi is about 9.1 km away. Bareli is about 19 km away. Raisen is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhimpur Kanjai (2.5 km), Berkhedi Kalan (3.3 km) and Dhuren Pipariya (3.8 km).

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

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