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About Ghushkara Village

Ghushkara is a mid sized village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 769, made up of 399 males and 370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghushkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghushkara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 99.07 hectares
Population 769
Male Population 399
Female Population 370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghushkara compares

By the 2011 count Ghushkara is the 58th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 99.07 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ghushkara

Ghushkara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghushkara as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Duna, Gargara, Ghanashyampur and Ghatkuri. 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 Ghushkara

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghushkara village had a population of 769. That makes it the 58th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Ghushkara village has 399 males and 370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghushkara has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ghushkara is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghushkara covers 99.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghushkara falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

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

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

Ghushkara is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum 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 Ghushkara today is likely to be higher.

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