About Ghasa Village

Ghasa is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 766, made up of 410 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghasa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Kochas
Pincode	821112
Area (hectares)	84.17 hectares
Population	766
Male Population	410
Female Population	356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghasa compares

By the 2011 count Ghasa is the 73rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 84.17 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Ghasa

Ghasa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghasa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghasa from other places

Ghasa lies about 64 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Garhnokha, about 19 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 Ghasa
Tehsil headquarters	Kochas	6.8 km
Nearest town	Nokha	18 km
Nearest railway station	Garhnokha	19 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	64 km

Villages closest to Ghasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghasa village had a population of 766. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Ghasa village has 410 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghasa has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Ghasa is 821112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghasa covers 84.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghasa falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghasa is Garhnokha, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance for Ghasa.

Ghasa is about 64 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghasa is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 6.8 km away. Nokha is about 18 km away. Garhnokha is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.