About Ghasia Village

Ghasia is one of the larger villages in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,290, made up of 3,185 males and 3,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghasia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghasia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Pincode	813224
Area (hectares)	416 hectares
Population	6,290
Male Population	3,185
Female Population	3,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghasia compares

By the 2011 count Ghasia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Ghasia

Ghasia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghasia as Available within 10+ 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 Ghasia from other places

Ghasia lies about 22 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 12 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 Ghasia
Nearest railway station	Punsia	12 km
Nearest town	Godda	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	22 km
District headquarters	Banka	22 km

Villages closest to Ghasia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghasia village had a population of 6,290. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Ghasia village has 3,185 males and 3,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghasia has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Ghasia is 813224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghasia covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghasia falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghasia is Punsia, about 12 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 village for Ghasia.

Ghasia is about 22 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghasia is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 12 km away. Godda is about 18 km away. Dhuraiya is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.