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About Ghusur Village

Ghusur is a small village in Kannad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 218 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571 hectares hectares.

Ghusur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghusur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kannad
Area (hectares) 571 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 218
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghusur compares

By the 2011 count Ghusur is the 172nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents. Its 571 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Ghusur

Ghusur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghusur as Available within <5 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 Ghusur from other places

Ghusur lies about 13 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 9.8 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 Ghusur
Nearest railway station Jakhim 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kannad 13 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 13 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 13 km

Villages closest to Ghusur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghusur village had a population of 441. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents.

Ghusur village has 218 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghusur has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Ghusur covers 571 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghusur falls under Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghusur is Jakhim, about 9.8 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 10+ km distance for Ghusur.

Ghusur is about 13 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghusur is in Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district. Jakhim is about 9.8 km away. Kannad is about 13 km away. Aurangabad is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiwarkheda (2.3 km), Sawargaon (2.3 km) and Pangra (8.0 km).

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

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