# Ghos Village, Sikandra, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikandra, Jamui 

# Ghos

Ghos is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar, PIN code **811315**. The 2011 Census counted **1,412 people in 225 households**, the 34th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,412people (2011)
- 225households
- 51.5%literacy
- 811315PIN code

## Ghos PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghos is 811315.** Ghos falls in Sikandra sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- PIN code811315
- Gram panchayatManjos
- Community development blockSikandra
- Census village code258636

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

## How far is Ghos from nearby towns?

- Sikandra (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)17 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)17 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 Ghos?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Ghos; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sikandra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Ghos known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 29% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Ghos

Of every 100 households in Ghos in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghos · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****30%**

**40%

Television ****5%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Ghos?

■ Ghos · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**955

Working population ****33.2%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 38.3% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 399 (85%)

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 Sikandra

- Ramdih Chitauni1,607 people
- Pakri1,590 people
- Jalai Dostni1,557 people
- Acharajdih1,535 people
- Basaia1,386 people
- Khutkat1,339 people
- Raghunathpur1,210 people
- Kirpa Ramdih1,197 people

[All 68 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghos?811315
- How far is Ghos from Jamui?17 km by road
- What is the population of Ghos?1,412 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghos in?Jamui district (Sikandra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghos?51.5% (Census 2011)