About Ghosta Village

Ghosta is a mid sized village in Madanpur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,809, made up of 944 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghosta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghosta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Madanpur
Pincode	824103
Area (hectares)	175 hectares
Population	1,809
Male Population	944
Female Population	865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghosta compares

By the 2011 count Ghosta is the 31st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Ghosta

Ghosta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghosta as Available within village. 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 Ghosta from other places

Ghosta lies about 17 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 10 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 Ghosta
Nearest railway station	Dev Road Halt	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Madanpur	10 km
Nearest town	Rafiganj	13 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	17 km

Villages closest to Ghosta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghosta village had a population of 1,809. That makes it the 31st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents.

Ghosta village has 944 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghosta has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Ghosta is 824103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghosta covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghosta falls under Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghosta is Dev Road Halt, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghosta.

Ghosta is about 17 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghosta is in Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Dev Road Halt is about 10 km away. Madanpur is about 10 km away. Rafiganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.