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About Gorsar Village

Gorsar is a large village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,488, made up of 1,280 males and 1,208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares.

Gorsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gorsar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 2,488
Male Population 1,280
Female Population 1,208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gorsar compares

By the 2011 count Gorsar is the 15th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Gorsar

Gorsar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gorsar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gorsar from other places

Gorsar lies about 13 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Aungari Dham, about 12 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 Gorsar
Nearest town Islāmpur 11 km
Nearest railway station Aungari Dham 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoshi 13 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 13 km

Villages closest to Gorsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gorsar village had a population of 2,488. That makes it the 15th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Gorsar village has 1,280 males and 1,208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gorsar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Gorsar covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gorsar falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gorsar is Aungari Dham, about 12 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 km distance for Gorsar.

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

Gorsar is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Islāmpur is about 11 km away. Aungari Dham is about 12 km away. Ghoshi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damaua (under 2 km), Siripur (under 2 km) and Chhapanna (under 2 km).

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

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