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About Ghazipur Village

Ghazipur is a mid sized village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 399 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghazipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Pincode 804419
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 399
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghazipur compares

By the 2011 count Ghazipur is the 63rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Ghazipur

Ghazipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghazipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghazipur from other places

Ghazipur lies about 15 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 26 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 Ghazipur
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 4.6 km
District headquarters Arwal 15 km
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 26 km

Villages closest to Ghazipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghazipur village had a population of 749. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Ghazipur village has 399 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghazipur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Ghazipur is 804419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghazipur covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghazipur falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghazipur is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 26 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 village for Ghazipur.

Ghazipur is about 15 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghazipur is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 4.6 km away. Arwal is about 15 km away. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagwatipur (4.2 km), Hajipur (4.3 km) and Mirzapur (4.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ghazipur today is likely to be higher.

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