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About Ghausikhan Village

Ghausikhan is a large village in Kurhani tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,676, made up of 1,357 males and 1,319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghausikhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghausikhan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kurhani
Pincode 844120
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 2,676
Male Population 1,357
Female Population 1,319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghausikhan compares

By the 2011 count Ghausikhan is the 57th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Ghausikhan

The census records public bus service for Ghausikhan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghausikhan from other places

Ghausikhan lies about 19 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kurhani, about 2.2 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 Ghausikhan
Nearest railway station Kurhani 2.2 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 19 km

Villages closest to Ghausikhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghausikhan village had a population of 2,676. That makes it the 57th largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents.

Ghausikhan village has 1,357 males and 1,319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghausikhan has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Ghausikhan is 844120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghausikhan covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghausikhan falls under Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghausikhan is Kurhani, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Ghausikhan.

Ghausikhan is about 19 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghausikhan is in Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Kurhani is about 2.2 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghausi (under 2 km), Bangra Bansidhar (under 2 km) and Jagarnathpur (1.8 km).

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

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