About Gogsand Village

Gogsand is a mid sized village in Piro tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 507 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Gogsand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gogsand village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhojpur
Tehsil	Piro
Area (hectares)	62 hectares
Population	937
Male Population	507
Female Population	430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	848
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gogsand compares

By the 2011 count Gogsand is the 72nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Gogsand

Gogsand is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gogsand as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Doman Dehra, Ear, Gajra Dih and Garahatha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gogsand

As per the Census of India 2011, Gogsand village had a population of 937. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,171 residents.

Gogsand village has 507 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gogsand has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Gogsand covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gogsand falls under Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Gogsand notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gogsand.

Gogsand is in Piro tehsil of Bhojpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.