About Ghosi Village

Ghosi is a large village in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,707, made up of 2,419 males and 2,288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghosi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghosi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Hilsa
Pincode	801302
Area (hectares)	326 hectares
Population	4,707
Male Population	2,419
Female Population	2,288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghosi compares

By the 2011 count Ghosi is the 9th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 326 hectares work out to about 14 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 914.

Getting to Ghosi

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

Ghosi lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Lohanda, 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 Ghosi
Nearest railway station	Lohanda	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hilsa	4.2 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	20 km

Villages closest to Ghosi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghosi village had a population of 4,707. That makes it the 9th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Ghosi village has 2,419 males and 2,288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghosi has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Ghosi is 801302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghosi covers 326 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghosi falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghosi is Lohanda, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghosi.

Ghosi is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghosi is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Lohanda is about under 2 km away. Hilsa is about 4.2 km away. Nalanda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.