# Ghos Village, Baisi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Ghos

Ghos is a village in Baisi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,223 people in 641 households**, the 23rd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 3,223people (2011)
- 641households
- 49.4%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Ghos PIN code and other codes

Ghos falls in Baisi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGanghar
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code224034

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?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)41 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)41 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?

8 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 · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baisi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 65% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghos · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****69%**

**44%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**956

Working population ****28.0%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.3% for men and 41.9% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 815 (90%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 11 (1%)

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 Baisi

- Siripur Mallahtoli3,639 people
- Chandargaon3,493 people
- Chauni3,364 people
- Bangaon3,266 people
- Pundale3,195 people
- Sathiana2,979 people
- Bakharia2,926 people
- Simalbari2,875 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghos from Purnia?41 km by road
- What is the population of Ghos?3,223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghos in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghos?49.4% (Census 2011)