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About Ghazipur Village

Ghazipur is a small village in Makhdumpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 186 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares.

Ghazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghazipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Makhdumpur
Area (hectares) 59 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 186
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 769
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghazipur compares

By the 2011 count Ghazipur is the 104th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Ghazipur

Ghazipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghazipur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghazipur from other places

Ghazipur lies about 13 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, about 5.7 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 Ghazipur
Nearest railway station Tehta 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Makhdumpur 6.3 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 13 km

Villages closest to Ghazipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghazipur village had a population of 329. That makes it the 104th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,074 residents.

Ghazipur village has 186 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghazipur has about 769 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Ghazipur covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghazipur falls under Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghazipur is Tehta, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Ghazipur.

Ghazipur 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.

Ghazipur is in Makhdumpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Tehta is about 5.7 km away. Makhdumpur is about 6.3 km away. Jehanabad 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 Sewati (under 2 km), Jagdishpur (under 2 km) and Gol Bigha (under 2 km).

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

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