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About Ghosi Village

Ghosi is a small village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 134 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,478 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.83 hectares hectares.

Ghosi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghosi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gola
Area (hectares) 8.83 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 134
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,478
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 Ghosi compares

By the 2011 count Ghosi is the 395th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 790 residents. Its 8.83 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Ghosi

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

Ghosi lies about 168 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sewapuri, about 2.0 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 Ghosi
Nearest railway station Sewapuri 2.0 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Gola 28 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 168 km

Villages closest to Ghosi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghosi village had a population of 332. That makes it the 395th largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 790 residents.

Ghosi village has 134 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghosi has about 1478 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Ghosi covers 8.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghosi falls under Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghosi is Sewapuri, about 2.0 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 Ghosi.

Ghosi is about 168 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghosi is in Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Sewapuri is about 2.0 km away. Bhadohi is about 19 km away. Gola is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puri Dube (under 2 km), Bhatanipar Bujurg (3.8 km) and Bhatanipur Khurd (3.8 km).

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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