About Gausnagar Village

Gausnagar is a large village in Kursakatta tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,040, made up of 1,069 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gausnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gausnagar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Kursakatta
Pincode	854331
Area (hectares)	246 hectares
Population	2,040
Male Population	1,069
Female Population	971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gausnagar compares

By the 2011 count Gausnagar is the 32nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Gausnagar

Gausnagar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gausnagar as Available within 10+ 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 Gausnagar from other places

Gausnagar lies about 26 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Jogbani, about 15 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 Gausnagar
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Jogbani	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kursakatta	26 km
District headquarters	Araria	26 km

Villages closest to Gausnagar

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

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Common questions about Gausnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gausnagar village had a population of 2,040. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,234 residents.

Gausnagar village has 1,069 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gausnagar has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Gausnagar is 854331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gausnagar covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gausnagar falls under Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gausnagar is Jogbani, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gausnagar.

Gausnagar is about 26 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gausnagar is in Kursakatta tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 13 km away. Jogbani is about 15 km away. Kursakatta is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.