# Ghana Village, Silwani, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Silwani, Raisen 

# Ghana

Ghana is a village in Silwani sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **241 people in 68 households**, the 194th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 241people (2011)
- 68households
- 52.5%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Ghana PIN code and other codes

Ghana falls in Silwani sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSilwani
- Census village code484869

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ghana from nearby towns?

- Silwani (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)113 km by road
- Silwani (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?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Ghana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Silwani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Silwani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water 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 known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 31% of the 505 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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

Of every 100 households in Ghana in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghana · ■ Silwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**47%

Own their home ****80%**

**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?

■ Ghana · ■ Silwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**945

Working population ****57.7%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.1% for men and 40.0% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 8 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (13%) · **■** Marginal 113 (81%)

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 Silwani

- Chandpura Khurd251 people
- Dholpur251 people
- Sarkhadi251 people
- Basa244 people
- Dhangawan236 people
- Birpur228 people
- Jhamar226 people
- Chhir Pipaliya221 people

[All 249 villages in Silwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/silwani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghana from Raisen?113 km by road
- What is the population of Ghana?241 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghana in?Raisen district (Silwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Ghana?52.5% (Census 2011)