# Ghoswari Village, Bakhtiarpur, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bakhtiarpur/ghoswari/ Village · Bakhtiarpur, Patna # Ghoswari Ghoswari is a village in Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,558 people in 1,950 households**, the 3rd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%. - 11,558people (2011) - 1,950households - 52.1%literacy - 907females per 1,000 males ## Ghoswari PIN code and other codes Ghoswari falls in Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGhoswari - Community development blockBakhtiarpur - Census village code246306 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghoswari from nearby towns? - Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Patna (district HQ)49 km by road - Bakhtiarpur (nearest town)4 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 Ghoswari? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoswari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bakhtiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bakhtiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Ghoswari known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 459 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Ghoswari Of every 100 households in Ghoswari in 2011, 18 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ghoswari · ■ Bakhtiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****18%** **24% Toilet within the home ****35%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **70% Tap water ****4%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****38%** **42% Television ****12%** **19% Mobile phone ****38%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****51%** **32% Own their home ****97%** **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 Ghoswari? ■ Ghoswari · ■ Bakhtiarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%** **57.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **878 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **899 Working population ****31.0%** **29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.2% for men and 42.1% for women. 46% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 985 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 802 (22%) · **■** Household industry 54 (2%) · **■** Other work 452 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,294 (36%) 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 Bakhtiarpur - Rupas Mahagi19,376 people - Kala Diara11,565 people - Dedur9,356 people - Alipur Bihta8,060 people - Champapur7,797 people - Hedaiatpur6,277 people [All 58 villages in Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/bakhtiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghoswari from Patna?49 km by road - What is the population of Ghoswari?11,558 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghoswari in?Patna district (Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ghoswari?52.1% (Census 2011)