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About Goas Village

Goas is one of the larger villages in Beldaur tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,035, made up of 3,764 males and 3,271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 702 hectares hectares.

Goas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goas village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Khagaria
Tehsil Beldaur
Area (hectares) 702 hectares
Population 7,035
Male Population 3,764
Female Population 3,271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goas compares

By the 2011 count Goas is the 15th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 7,040 residents. Its 702 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Goas

Goas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goas as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goas from other places

Goas lies about 25 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Dhamara Ghat, about 9.9 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 Goas
Tehsil headquarters Beldaur 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Dhamara Ghat 9.9 km
Nearest town Gogri Jamālpur 20 km
District headquarters Khagaria 25 km

Villages closest to Goas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goas village had a population of 7,035. That makes it the 15th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,040 residents.

Goas village has 3,764 males and 3,271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goas has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Goas covers 702 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goas falls under Beldaur tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goas is Dhamara Ghat, about 9.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Goas.

Goas is about 25 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goas is in Beldaur tehsil of Khagaria district. Beldaur is about 9.4 km away. Dhamara Ghat is about 9.9 km away. Gogri Jamālpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muras (2.2 km), Telihar (2.8 km) and Bhela Nauabad (4.2 km).

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

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