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About Ghusko Village

Ghusko is a small village in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 70 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares.

Ghusko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghusko village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Sona Rai Tharhi
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 144
Male Population 70
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
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 Ghusko compares

By the 2011 count Ghusko is the 140th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 387 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Ghusko

Ghusko is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghusko 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 Ghusko from other places

Ghusko 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 Ghusko
Nearest railway station Sankarpur 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sona Rai Tharhi 8.6 km
District headquarters Deoghar 8.6 km

Villages closest to Ghusko

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sona Rai Tharhi 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 Ghusko

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghusko village had a population of 144. That makes it the 140th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 387 residents.

Ghusko village has 70 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghusko has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Ghusko covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghusko falls under Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghusko 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 Ghusko.

Ghusko 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.

Ghusko is in Sona Rai Tharhi tehsil of Deoghar district. Sankarpur is about 8.4 km away. Sona Rai Tharhi is about 8.6 km away. Deoghar is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siatanr (3.7 km), Baratanr (5.1 km) and Dhanwe (5.5 km).

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

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