# Ghosia Village, Hathua, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Hathua, Gopalganj 

# Ghosia

Ghosia is a village in Hathua sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **669 people in 119 households**, the 86th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 669people (2011)
- 119households
- 70.4%literacy
- 1,151females per 1,000 males

## Ghosia PIN code and other codes

Ghosia falls in Hathua sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPachphera
- Community development blockHathua
- Census village code230640

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

## How far is Ghosia from nearby towns?

- Hathua (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)30 km by road
- Mirganj (nearest town)14 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 Ghosia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ghosia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hathua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hathua
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Ghosia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 93% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Ghosia

Of every 100 households in Ghosia in 2011, 2 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ghosia · ■ Hathua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**78%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**63%

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

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****80%**

**69%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**10%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Ghosia?

■ Ghosia · ■ Hathua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1151**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**935

Working population ****51.9%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 58.5% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 263 (76%)

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 Hathua

- Chand Patti712 people
- Gopalpur711 people
- Turuk Patti689 people
- Ekdanga686 people
- Chochahi Chhachhai654 people
- Hathua Buzurg623 people
- Khoriya Patti581 people
- Bhatwalia541 people

[All 107 villages in Hathua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/hathua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghosia from Gopalganj?30 km by road
- What is the population of Ghosia?669 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghosia in?Gopalganj district (Hathua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghosia?70.4% (Census 2011)