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About Ghasko Village

Ghasko is a mid sized village in Margo Munda tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 373 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghasko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghasko village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Margo Munda
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 373
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghasko compares

By the 2011 count Ghasko is the 38th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Ghasko

Ghasko is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghasko as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Ghasko from other places

Ghasko lies about 8.6 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Sankarpur, about 8.4 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 Ghasko
Nearest railway station Sankarpur 8.4 km
District headquarters Deoghar 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Margo Munda 31 km

Villages closest to Ghasko

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Margo Munda 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 Ghasko

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghasko village had a population of 722. That makes it the 38th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Ghasko village has 373 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghasko has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Ghasko is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghasko covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghasko falls under Margo Munda tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghasko is Sankarpur, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance for Ghasko.

Ghasko is about 8.6 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghasko is in Margo Munda tehsil of Deoghar district. Sankarpur is about 8.4 km away. Deoghar is about 8.6 km away. Margo Munda 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 Simra (4.7 km), Marni (14 km) and Bara Charpa (14 km).

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

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