About Ghosrawan Village

Ghosrawan is one of the larger villages in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,736, made up of 4,595 males and 4,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 681 hectares hectares.

Ghosrawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghosrawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Giriak
Area (hectares)	681 hectares
Population	8,736
Male Population	4,595
Female Population	4,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghosrawan compares

By the 2011 count Ghosrawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 681 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Ghosrawan

Ghosrawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghosrawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghosrawan from other places

Ghosrawan lies about 22 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Pawapuri Road, about 10 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 Ghosrawan
Tehsil headquarters	Giriak	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Pawapuri Road	10 km
Nearest town	Wāris Alīganj	10 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	22 km

Villages closest to Ghosrawan

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

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Common questions about Ghosrawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghosrawan village had a population of 8,736. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Ghosrawan village has 4,595 males and 4,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghosrawan has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Ghosrawan covers 681 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghosrawan falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghosrawan is Pawapuri Road, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghosrawan.

Ghosrawan is about 22 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghosrawan is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Giriak is about 8.6 km away. Pawapuri Road is about 10 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.