About Ghoswari Village

Ghoswari is one of the larger villages in Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,558, made up of 6,060 males and 5,498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459 hectares hectares.

Ghoswari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoswari village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares)	459 hectares
Population	11,558
Male Population	6,060
Female Population	5,498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoswari compares

By the 2011 count Ghoswari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,455 residents. Its 459 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Ghoswari

Ghoswari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghoswari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghoswari from other places

Ghoswari lies about 39 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Teka Bigha 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 Ghoswari
Nearest railway station	Teka Bigha Halt	under 2 km
Nearest town	Bakhtiyārpur	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bakhtiarpur	3.9 km
District headquarters	Patna	39 km

Villages closest to Ghoswari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoswari village had a population of 11,558. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,455 residents.

Ghoswari village has 6,060 males and 5,498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoswari has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 874.

Ghoswari covers 459 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghoswari falls under Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghoswari is Teka Bigha Halt, about under 2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghoswari.

Ghoswari is about 39 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoswari is in Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Patna district. Teka Bigha Halt is about under 2 km away. Bakhtiyārpur is about 3.6 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.