Ghansor Ghansaur
city
Nickname:  Chhota Heaven
Ghansor Location in Madhya Pradesh, India Show map of Madhya Pradesh Ghansor Ghansor (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22°39′N 79°57′E / 22.65°N 79.95°E / 22.65; 79.95
Country	Seoni Dist  India
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Seoni
Government
• Type	Tehsil
Area
• city	1,096 km2 (423 sq mi)
• Urban	5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
• Rural	1,091.31 km2 (421.36 sq mi)
• Rank	Urban/Rural
Population  (2011)
• city	7,120 (proper)
• Rank	Shahari & Gramin
• Urban	7,120
• Rural	135,542
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Area code	07693
ISO 3166 code	IN-MP fpop
Vehicle registration	MP22
Climate	Cwa

Ghansor is a small census town in Seoni district in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves the headquarters for Janpad panchayat Ghansor. It hosts a railway station which is in the South Eastern Central Railways zone connecting Jabalpur and Balaghat. It has a government community health centre and has a robust government education centre with a network of schools and colleges both private and public. It is well connected with bus services from Lakhnadon, Seoni, Jabalpur and Mandla.

Geography

Ghansor is located at 22°39′N 79°57′E / 22.65°N 79.95°E / 22.65; 79.95.^[1] It has an average elevation of 582 metres (1,909 feet). The town is situated in heart of India. Ghansaur is a Tehsil / Block (CD) in the Seoni District of Madhya Pradesh. According to Census 2011 information the sub-district code of Ghansaur block is 03661. Total area of Ghansaur is 1,096 km² including 1,091.31 km² rural area and 5.16 km² urban area. Ghansaur has a population of 1,42,662 peoples. There are 33,092 houses in the sub-district. There are about 216 villages in Ghansaur block.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Ghansor had a population of 6,130. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ghansor has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 64%. In Ghansor, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Religious communities found here include Jains Hindus Muslims Christians. Equal respect and toleration among communities are found here. Further the majority of the population are tribes which follow gondi culture having rich custom and traditions.