About Ghos Village

Ghos is a large village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,223, made up of 1,683 males and 1,540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares.

Ghos Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghos village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Baisi
Area (hectares)	176 hectares
Population	3,223
Male Population	1,683
Female Population	1,540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghos compares

By the 2011 count Ghos is the 22nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Ghos

Ghos is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghos as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ghos from other places

Ghos lies about 36 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 3.7 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 Ghos
Nearest railway station	Dalkhola	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baisi	7.0 km
Nearest town	Kasba	27 km
District headquarters	Purnia	36 km

Villages closest to Ghos

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghos village had a population of 3,223. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Ghos village has 1,683 males and 1,540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghos has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Ghos covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghos falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghos is Dalkhola, about 3.7 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 - 10 km distance for Ghos.

Ghos is about 36 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghos is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Dalkhola is about 3.7 km away. Baisi is about 7.0 km away. Kasba is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.