# Ghosrawan Village, Giriak, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/ghosrawan/ Village · Giriak, Nalanda # Ghosrawan Ghosrawan is a village in Giriak sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,736 people in 1,495 households**, the 2nd largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%. - 8,736people (2011) - 1,495households - 66.3%literacy - 901females per 1,000 males ## Ghosrawan PIN code and other codes Ghosrawan falls in Giriak sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGhosrawan - Community development blockGiriak - Census village code245124 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghosrawan from nearby towns? - Giriak (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)20 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)20 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 Ghosrawan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Ghosrawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Surajpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Ghosrawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 681 hectares of village land is sown, and 350 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 Ghosrawan Of every 100 households in Ghosrawan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ghosrawan · ■ Giriak rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **14% Toilet within the home ****37%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **73% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **89% Use banking services ****47%** **47% Television ****17%** **14% Mobile phone ****59%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **36% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Ghosrawan? ■ Ghosrawan · ■ Giriak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **61.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861** **927 Working population ****33.6%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 54.3% for women. 43% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 405 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,001 (34%) · **■** Household industry 41 (1%) · **■** Other work 379 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,113 (38%) 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 Giriak - Raitar9,241 people - Pokharpur6,706 people - Chorsua5,485 people - Giriak Bahbolpur5,404 people - Ghorahi4,293 people [All 44 villages in Giriak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/giriak/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghosrawan from Biharsharif?20 km by road - What is the population of Ghosrawan?8,736 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghosrawan in?Nalanda district (Giriak sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ghosrawan?66.3% (Census 2011)