# Ghana Kalan Village, Begamganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/begamganj/ghana-kalan/ Village · Begamganj, Raisen # Ghana Kalan Ghana Kalan is a village in Begamganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **777 people in 182 households**, the 45th largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 777people (2011) - 182households - 66.3%literacy - 1,023females per 1,000 males ## Ghana Kalan PIN code and other codes Ghana Kalan falls in Begamganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBegamganj - Census village code484195 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghana Kalan from nearby towns? - Begamganj (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Raisen (district HQ)104 km by road - Begamganj (nearest town)24 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Ghana Kalan? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Ghana Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sultanganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Begamganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ghana Kalan known for? About 74% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ghana Kalan Of every 100 households in Ghana Kalan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ghana Kalan · ■ Begamganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **62% Toilet within the home ****1%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****19%** **24% Television ****3%** **17% Mobile phone ****36%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****51%** **46% Own their home ****97%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Ghana Kalan? ■ Ghana Kalan · ■ Begamganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **73.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1267** **973 Working population ****34.7%** **44.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.7% for men and 57.7% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 87 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (5%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 162 (60%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Begamganj - Berkhedi Baramadgarhi827 people - Moiya823 people - Bhainsa787 people - Dungariya779 people - Padariya Rajadhar771 people - Paloha759 people - Keshlon Ta Padariya748 people - Gopalpur Baramadgarhi738 people [All 226 villages in Begamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/begamganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghana Kalan from Raisen?104 km by road - What is the population of Ghana Kalan?777 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghana Kalan in?Raisen district (Begamganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Ghana Kalan?66.3% (Census 2011)