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About Ghosia Village

Ghosia is a mid sized village in Hathua tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 669, made up of 311 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Ghosia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghosia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Hathua
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 669
Male Population 311
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
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 Ghosia compares

By the 2011 count Ghosia is the 83rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Ghosia

Ghosia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghosia 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 Ghosia from other places

Ghosia lies about 23 km from Gopalganj. 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 Ghosia
Tehsil headquarters Hathua 4.9 km
Nearest town Mirganj 8.9 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 23 km

Villages closest to Ghosia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghosia village had a population of 669. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Ghosia village has 311 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghosia has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Ghosia covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghosia falls under Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Ghosia notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghosia.

Ghosia is about 23 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghosia is in Hathua tehsil of Gopalganj district. Hathua is about 4.9 km away. Mirganj is about 8.9 km away. Gopalganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sihorwa (under 2 km), Chhap (under 2 km) and Ghinhu Chhapra Urf Parhadwa (under 2 km).

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

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