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About Ghosko Village

Ghosko is a mid sized village in Gande tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 504 males and 447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, 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 Gande
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 59.61 hectares
Population 951
Male Population 504
Female Population 447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghosko compares

By the 2011 count Ghosko is the 55th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 59.61 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Ghosko

The census records public bus service for Ghosko as Available within 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gajkunda, Gande, Ghasi Raidih and Ghatkul. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghosko

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghosko village had a population of 951. That makes it the 55th largest of the 243 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Ghosko village has 504 males and 447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghosko has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Ghosko is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghosko covers 59.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghosko falls under Gande tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Ghosko notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghosko.

Ghosko is in Gande tehsil of Giridih district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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