# Ghoghsa Village, Halsi, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Halsi, Lakhisarai 

# Ghoghsa

Ghoghsa is a village in Halsi sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,692 people in 439 households**, the 16th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 2,692people (2011)
- 439households
- 85.2%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Ghoghsa PIN code and other codes

Ghoghsa falls in Halsi sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhira
- Community development blockHalsi
- Census village code243756

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

## How far is Ghoghsa from nearby towns?

- Halsi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)27 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)27 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 Ghoghsa?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoghsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Halsi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Ghoghsa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Ghoghsa

Of every 100 households in Ghoghsa in 2011, 4 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ghoghsa · ■ Halsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**98%

Use banking services ****47%**

**35%

Television ****23%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ghoghsa?

■ Ghoghsa · ■ Halsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**939

Working population ****26.8%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 76.3% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 329 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (6%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 196 (27%) · **■** Marginal 143 (20%)

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 Halsi

- Pemdiha2,934 people
- Bhanpura2,924 people
- Sibsona2,884 people
- Matasi2,732 people
- Bahchha2,342 people
- Billi2,306 people
- Gaura2,304 people
- Khoriari2,296 people

[All 61 villages in Halsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/halsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghoghsa from Lakhisarai?27 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoghsa?2,692 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoghsa in?Lakhisarai district (Halsi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoghsa?85.2% (Census 2011)