About Ghiwahi Village

Ghiwahi is one of the larger villages in Shivaji Nagar tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,332, made up of 3,332 males and 3,000 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghiwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghiwahi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Shivaji Nagar
Pincode	848209
Area (hectares)	324 hectares
Population	6,332
Male Population	3,332
Female Population	3,000
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghiwahi compares

By the 2011 count Ghiwahi is the 9th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 324 hectares work out to about 20 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 917.

Getting to Ghiwahi

Ghiwahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghiwahi as Available within 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 Ghiwahi from other places

Ghiwahi lies about 29 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Naya Nagar, about 15 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 Ghiwahi
Tehsil headquarters	Shivaji Nagar	4.8 km
Nearest town	Rosera	14 km
Nearest railway station	Naya Nagar	15 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	29 km

Villages closest to Ghiwahi

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

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Common questions about Ghiwahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghiwahi village had a population of 6,332. That makes it the 9th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Ghiwahi village has 3,332 males and 3,000 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghiwahi has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Ghiwahi is 848209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghiwahi covers 324 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghiwahi falls under Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghiwahi is Naya Nagar, about 15 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 - 10 km distance for Ghiwahi.

Ghiwahi is about 29 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghiwahi is in Shivaji Nagar tehsil of Samastipur district. Shivaji Nagar is about 4.8 km away. Rosera is about 14 km away. Naya Nagar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.