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About Goshain Pesra Village

Goshain Pesra is a large village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,584, made up of 1,844 males and 1,740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares.

Goshain Pesra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goshain Pesra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 3,584
Male Population 1,844
Female Population 1,740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goshain Pesra compares

By the 2011 count Goshain Pesra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Goshain Pesra

Goshain Pesra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goshain Pesra as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goshain Pesra from other places

Goshain Pesra lies about 35 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 28 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 Goshain Pesra
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 5.0 km
Nearest town Bagaha 11 km
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 28 km
District headquarters Gaya 35 km

Villages closest to Goshain Pesra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barachatti 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 Goshain Pesra

As per the Census of India 2011, Goshain Pesra village had a population of 3,584. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Goshain Pesra village has 1,844 males and 1,740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goshain Pesra has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Goshain Pesra covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Goshain Pesra falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goshain Pesra is Bansinala Halt, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance for Goshain Pesra.

Goshain Pesra is about 35 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goshain Pesra is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 5.0 km away. Bagaha is about 11 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewanian (under 2 km), Sokhea (under 2 km) and Bibipesra (under 2 km).

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

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