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About Ghana Village

Ghana is a small village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 389, made up of 197 males and 192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 612 hectares hectares.

Ghana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chikhaldara
Area (hectares) 612 hectares
Population 389
Male Population 197
Female Population 192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghana compares

By the 2011 count Ghana is the 115th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 612 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

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 10+ 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 76 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Achalpur, about 33 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 Chikhaldara 25 km
Nearest railway station Achalpur 33 km
District headquarters Amravati 76 km

Villages closest to Ghana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chikhaldara 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 389. That makes it the 115th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Ghana village has 197 males and 192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghana has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Ghana covers 612 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghana falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghana is Achalpur, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Ghana.

Ghana is about 76 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghana is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Chikhaldara is about 25 km away. Achalpur is about 33 km away. Amravati is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khandukheda (2.6 km), Awagad (3.2 km) and Dolar (3.5 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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