About Gousgang Village

Gousgang is a large village in Paliganj tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,204, made up of 1,069 males and 1,135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.33 hectares hectares.

Gousgang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gousgang village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Patna
Tehsil	Paliganj
Area (hectares)	132.33 hectares
Population	2,204
Male Population	1,069
Female Population	1,135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,062
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gousgang compares

By the 2011 count Gousgang is the 37th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents. Its 132.33 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Gousgang

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

Gousgang lies about 49 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad, about 20 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 Gousgang
Tehsil headquarters	Paliganj	6.4 km
Nearest town	Arwal	14 km
Nearest railway station	Jehanabad	20 km
District headquarters	Patna	49 km

Villages closest to Gousgang

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gousgang village had a population of 2,204. That makes it the 37th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,172 residents.

Gousgang village has 1,069 males and 1,135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gousgang has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Gousgang covers 132.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gousgang falls under Paliganj tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gousgang is Jehanabad, about 20 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 Gousgang.

Gousgang is about 49 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gousgang is in Paliganj tehsil of Patna district. Paliganj is about 6.4 km away. Arwal is about 14 km away. Jehanabad is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.