About Ghos Village

Ghos is a mid sized village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,412, made up of 726 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghos Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghos village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Sikandra
Pincode	811315
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	1,412
Male Population	726
Female Population	686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghos compares

By the 2011 count Ghos is the 34th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Ghos

Ghos is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghos as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ghos from other places

Ghos lies about 13 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Bashuachak Halt, about 14 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 Ghos
Tehsil headquarters	Sikandra	6.8 km
District headquarters	Jamui	13 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	13 km
Nearest railway station	Bashuachak Halt	14 km

Villages closest to Ghos

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghos village had a population of 1,412. That makes it the 34th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Ghos village has 726 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghos has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Ghos is 811315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghos covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghos falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghos is Bashuachak Halt, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Ghos.

Ghos is about 13 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghos is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Sikandra is about 6.8 km away. Jamui is about 13 km away. Jamūī is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.