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About Ghaziapur Village

Ghaziapur is a large village in Ekma tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,573, made up of 1,354 males and 1,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares.

Ghaziapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghaziapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ekma
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 2,573
Male Population 1,354
Female Population 1,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Ghaziapur compares

By the 2011 count Ghaziapur is the 22nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents. Its 127 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, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Ghaziapur

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

Ghaziapur lies about 7.7 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Mahendranath Halt, about 5.4 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 Ghaziapur
Nearest railway station Mahendranath Halt 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ekma 5.8 km
District headquarters Saran 7.7 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 12 km

Villages closest to Ghaziapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghaziapur village had a population of 2,573. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,353 residents.

Ghaziapur village has 1,354 males and 1,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghaziapur has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Ghaziapur covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghaziapur falls under Ekma tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ghaziapur is Mahendranath Halt, about 5.4 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 Ghaziapur.

Ghaziapur is about 7.7 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghaziapur is in Ekma tehsil of Saran district. Mahendranath Halt is about 5.4 km away. Ekma is about 5.8 km away. Saran is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galimanpur (under 2 km), Langra (under 2 km) and Tola Doman Rai (under 2 km).

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

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