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About Ghazipur Village

Ghazipur is a mid sized village in Modanganj tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 647, made up of 328 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares.

Ghazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghazipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Modanganj
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 647
Male Population 328
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 Ghazipur compares

By the 2011 count Ghazipur is the 41st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

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 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 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
Nearest town Makhdumpur 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Modanganj 13 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 Modanganj 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 647. That makes it the 41st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Ghazipur village has 328 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghazipur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Ghazipur covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghazipur falls under Modanganj 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 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 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 Modanganj tehsil of Jehanabad district. Tehta is about 5.7 km away. Makhdumpur is about 6.3 km away. Modanganj 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 Jagdishpur (under 2 km), Kishrampur (2.7 km) and Shekhpura (6.7 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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