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About Goasi Village

Goasi is one of the larger villages in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,513, made up of 3,906 males and 3,607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1503 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goasi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Pincode 854303
Area (hectares) 1503 hectares
Population 7,513
Male Population 3,906
Female Population 3,607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Goasi compares

By the 2011 count Goasi is the 8th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 1503 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Goasi

Goasi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Goasi 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 Goasi from other places

Goasi lies about 6.9 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 7.7 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 Goasi
District headquarters Purnia 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 7.8 km

Villages closest to Goasi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Goasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Goasi village had a population of 7,513. That makes it the 8th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Goasi village has 3,906 males and 3,607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goasi has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Goasi is 854303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goasi covers 1503 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Goasi falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Goasi is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 7.7 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 km distance for Goasi.

Goasi is about 6.9 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goasi is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Purnia is about 6.9 km away. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 7.7 km away. Krityanand Nagar is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jotlakhai (1.8 km), Jotlakhai Milik (1.8 km) and Sosa (2.3 km).

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

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