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About Goshain Bigha Village

Goshain Bigha is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,653, made up of 904 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goshain Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goshain Bigha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Pincode 803110
Area (hectares) 40.05 hectares
Population 1,653
Male Population 904
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Goshain Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Goshain Bigha is the 37th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 40.05 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Goshain Bigha

Goshain Bigha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goshain Bigha as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Goshain Bigha from other places

Goshain Bigha lies about 23 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Kharuara Halt, about under 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 Goshain Bigha
Nearest railway station Kharuara Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 4.4 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 5.4 km
District headquarters Nalanda 23 km

Villages closest to Goshain Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harnaut 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 Goshain Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Goshain Bigha village had a population of 1,653. That makes it the 37th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Goshain Bigha village has 904 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goshain Bigha has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Goshain Bigha is 803110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goshain Bigha covers 40.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Goshain Bigha falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goshain Bigha is Kharuara Halt, about under 2 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 <5 km distance for Goshain Bigha.

Goshain Bigha is about 23 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goshain Bigha is in Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Kharuara Halt is about under 2 km away. Harnaut is about 4.4 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chero (under 2 km), Bama Chak (1.9 km) and Tira (2.1 km).

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

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