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About Ghosaut Village

Ghosaut is one of the larger villages in Minapur tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,458, made up of 4,915 males and 4,543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 916 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghosaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghosaut village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Minapur
Pincode 843128
Area (hectares) 916 hectares
Population 9,458
Male Population 4,915
Female Population 4,543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Ghosaut compares

By the 2011 count Ghosaut is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,153 residents. Its 916 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Ghosaut

Ghosaut is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghosaut 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. The nearest villages by name are Dumaria, Faridpur, Gadai Chak and Gang Barar Urf Panapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghosaut

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghosaut village had a population of 9,458. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,153 residents.

Ghosaut village has 4,915 males and 4,543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghosaut has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Ghosaut is 843128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghosaut covers 916 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghosaut falls under Minapur tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Ghosaut notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghosaut.

Ghosaut is in Minapur tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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