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About Ghana Village

Ghana is a small village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 241, made up of 127 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 504.64 hectares hectares.

Ghana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 504.64 hectares
Population 241
Male Population 127
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 compares

By the 2011 count Ghana is the 177th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 504.64 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Ghana

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

Ghana lies about 45 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 43 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
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 24 km
Nearest town Begamganj 28 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 43 km
District headquarters Raisen 45 km

Villages closest to Ghana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghana village had a population of 241. That makes it the 177th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Ghana village has 127 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghana has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Ghana covers 504.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghana falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghana is Sorai, about 43 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.

Ghana is about 45 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghana is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 24 km away. Begamganj is about 28 km away. Sorai is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesali (2.6 km), Jujharpur (4.4 km) and Amgawan (6.2 km).

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

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