# Ghosta Village, Madanpur, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Madanpur, Aurangabad 

# Ghosta

Ghosta is a village in Madanpur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar, PIN code **824103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,809 people in 245 households**, the 31st largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,809people (2011)
- 245households
- 62.8%literacy
- 824103PIN code

## Ghosta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghosta is 824103.** Ghosta falls in Madanpur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- PIN code824103
- Gram panchayatWar
- Community development blockMadanpur
- Census village code254426

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ghosta from nearby towns?

- Madanpur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)17 km by road
- Rafiganj (nearest town)12 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ghosta?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghosta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chainpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghosta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ghosta

Of every 100 households in Ghosta in 2011, 2 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghosta · ■ Madanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**45%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ghosta?

■ Ghosta · ■ Madanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**944

Working population ****29.9%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 49.3% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (27%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (15%) · **■** Marginal 250 (46%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Madanpur

- Itkohi1,945 people
- Chhalidohar1,916 people
- Daswat Khap1,892 people
- Kolhua1,818 people
- Irkikalan1,724 people
- At1,682 people
- Sahiari1,669 people
- Chandauli1,607 people

[All 124 villages in Madanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/madanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghosta?824103
- How far is Ghosta from Aurangabad?17 km by road
- What is the population of Ghosta?1,809 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghosta in?Aurangabad district (Madanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghosta?62.8% (Census 2011)