# Ghosaut Village, Minapur, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/minapur/ghosaut/ Village · Minapur, Muzaffarpur # Ghosaut Ghosaut is a village in Minapur sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, PIN code **843128**. The 2011 Census counted **9,458 people in 1,937 households**, the 4th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%. - 9,458people (2011) - 1,937households - 45.2%literacy - 843128PIN code ## Ghosaut PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghosaut is 843128.** Ghosaut falls in Minapur sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - PIN code843128 - Gram panchayatGhosaut - Community development blockMinapur - Census village code228728 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghosaut from nearby towns? - Minapur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)35 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)35 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 Ghosaut? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Ghosaut; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 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 Ghosaut known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 916 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Ghosaut Of every 100 households in Ghosaut in 2011, 8 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Ghosaut · ■ Minapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****8%** **8% Toilet within the home ****13%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****29%** **36% Television ****5%** **12% Mobile phone ****29%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **25% 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 Ghosaut? ■ Ghosaut · ■ Minapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.2%** **55.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **886 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **908 Working population ****36.1%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.5% for men and 34.9% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 714 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,090 (32%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 748 (22%) · **■** Marginal 845 (25%) 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 Minapur - Turki Khararo15,894 people - Panapur12,728 people - Tengharhi11,470 people - Minapur7,446 people - Harsher7,329 people - Paigambarpur5,641 people - Mahdaya5,630 people [All 154 villages in Minapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/minapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghosaut?843128 - How far is Ghosaut from Muzaffarpur?35 km by road - What is the population of Ghosaut?9,458 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghosaut in?Muzaffarpur district (Minapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ghosaut?45.2% (Census 2011)