About Gosahar Village

Gosahar is a mid sized village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,883, made up of 994 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares.

How Gosahar compares

By the 2011 count Gosahar is the 25th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gosahar

Gosahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gosahar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gosahar from other places

Gosahar lies about 24 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kosiara, about 29 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.

Villages closest to Gosahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sheosagar tehsil.

• Dehara under 2 km
• Girdharia under 2 km
• Kandharapur under 2 km
• Khari Ghat under 2 km
• Tiki Dihara under 2 km
• Parari 14 km

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.