About Ghosko Village

Ghosko is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 80 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghosko Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghosko village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dumri
Pincode	825108
Area (hectares)	125 hectares
Population	145
Male Population	80
Female Population	65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	812
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 Ghosko compares

By the 2011 count Ghosko is the 151st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Ghosko

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

Ghosko lies about 31 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 3.5 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 Ghosko
Nearest railway station	Chegro	3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dumri	6.3 km
Nearest town	Gomoh	19 km
District headquarters	Giridih	31 km

Villages closest to Ghosko

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghosko village had a population of 145. That makes it the 151st largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Ghosko village has 80 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghosko has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Ghosko is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghosko covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghosko falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghosko is Chegro, about 3.5 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 Ghosko.

Ghosko is about 31 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghosko is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chegro is about 3.5 km away. Dumri is about 6.3 km away. Gomoh is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.