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About Ghasian Village

Ghasian is a small village in Bithan tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 46 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Ghasian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghasian village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Bithan
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 46
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghasian compares

By the 2011 count Ghasian is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Ghasian

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

Ghasian lies about 50 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 4.9 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 Ghasian
Nearest railway station Biraul 4.9 km
Nearest town Benipur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bithan 31 km
District headquarters Samastipur 50 km

Villages closest to Ghasian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghasian village had a population of 90. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,929 residents.

Ghasian village has 46 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghasian has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Ghasian covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghasian falls under Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghasian is Biraul, about 4.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghasian.

Ghasian is about 50 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghasian is in Bithan tehsil of Samastipur district. Biraul is about 4.9 km away. Benipur is about 14 km away. Bithan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatgawan (24 km), Parsauni (24 km) and Belaun (25 km).

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

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