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About Ghauspur Village

Ghauspur is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,114, made up of 589 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Ghauspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghauspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 1,114
Male Population 589
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Ghauspur compares

By the 2011 count Ghauspur is the 58th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 74 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 951.

Getting to Ghauspur

Ghauspur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghauspur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghauspur from other places

Ghauspur lies about 32 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 4.4 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 Ghauspur
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 4.4 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 17 km
District headquarters Gaya 32 km

Villages closest to Ghauspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghauspur village had a population of 1,114. That makes it the 58th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Ghauspur village has 589 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghauspur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Ghauspur covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghauspur falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghauspur is Ismailpur, about 4.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghauspur.

Ghauspur is about 32 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghauspur is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Ismailpur is about 4.4 km away. Rafiganj is about 5.5 km away. Gurua is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela (5.9 km), Ibrahimpur (9.9 km) and Beni Bigha (11 km).

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

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