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About Ghosi Village

Ghosi is a small village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 186 males and 170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghosi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghosi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 53.02 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 186
Female Population 170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghosi compares

By the 2011 count Ghosi is the 67th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 53.02 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Ghosi

Ghosi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghosi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gargi, Garhi Sankh, Garianchun and Gawan. 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 Ghosi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghosi village had a population of 356. That makes it the 67th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Ghosi village has 186 males and 170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghosi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Ghosi is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghosi covers 53.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghosi falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Ghosi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghosi.

Ghosi is in Gawan 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 Ghosi today is likely to be higher.

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