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About Ghana Kalan Village

Ghana Kalan is a mid sized village in Begamganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 384 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 350.45 hectares hectares.

Ghana Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghana Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Begamganj
Area (hectares) 350.45 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 384
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Ghana Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Ghana Kalan is the 45th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 350.45 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 884.

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 <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 Ghana Kalan from other places

Ghana Kalan lies about 78 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Ratona, about 41 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 Begamganj 22 km
Nearest railway station Ratona 41 km
District headquarters Raisen 78 km

Villages closest to Ghana Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Begamganj 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 777. That makes it the 45th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Ghana Kalan village has 384 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghana Kalan has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Ghana Kalan covers 350.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghana Kalan is Ratona, about 41 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 Ghana Kalan.

Ghana Kalan is about 78 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 Begamganj tehsil of Raisen district. Begamganj is about 22 km away. Ratona is about 41 km away. Raisen is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jasrathi (under 2 km), Sultanganj (2.9 km) and Amouli (3.0 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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