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About Ghosala Village

Ghosala is a small village in Koraon tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 199 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.69 hectares hectares.

Ghosala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghosala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Koraon
Area (hectares) 63.69 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 199
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghosala compares

By the 2011 count Ghosala is the 210th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents. Its 63.69 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Ghosala

Ghosala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghosala as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghosala from other places

Ghosala lies about 29 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Jasra, about 13 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 Ghosala
Nearest railway station Jasra 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Koraon 29 km
District headquarters Allahabad 29 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 29 km

Villages closest to Ghosala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghosala village had a population of 396. That makes it the 210th largest of the 263 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,379 residents.

Ghosala village has 199 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghosala has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Ghosala covers 63.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghosala falls under Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghosala is Jasra, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghosala.

Ghosala is about 29 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghosala is in Koraon tehsil of Allahabad district. Jasra is about 13 km away. Koraon is about 29 km away. Allahabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhosara Jagir (under 2 km), Khiri (3.1 km) and Khaptiha (3.7 km).

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

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