# Ghoghsan Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa (Bihar)

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Village · Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa 

# Ghoghsan

Ghoghsan is a village in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852106**. The 2011 Census counted **4,365 people in 857 households**, the 21st largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%.

- 4,365people (2011)
- 857households
- 40.3%literacy
- 852106PIN code

## Ghoghsan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ghoghsan is 852106.** Ghoghsan falls in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- PIN code852106
- Gram panchayatGhoghsam
- Community development blockSimri Bakhtiarpur
- Census village code226607

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

## How far is Ghoghsan from nearby towns?

- Simri Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)30 km by road
- Saharsa (nearest town)30 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 Ghoghsan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoghsan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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 · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Ghoghsan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 23% of the 408 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Ghoghsan

Of every 100 households in Ghoghsan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghoghsan · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**43%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****20%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**38%

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 Ghoghsan?

■ Ghoghsan · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.3%**

**48.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**901

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916**

**931

Working population ****42.1%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.1% for men and 21.1% for women. 48% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 518 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 492 (27%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (2%) · **■** Marginal 766 (42%)

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 Simri Bakhtiarpur

- Baghwa4,960 people
- Raipura4,743 people
- Hamidpur4,620 people
- Khajuri4,566 people
- Paharpur4,273 people
- Kantho4,031 people
- Bhauara3,916 people
- Mahammad pur3,806 people

[All 60 villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghoghsan?852106
- How far is Ghoghsan from Saharsa?30 km by road
- What is the population of Ghoghsan?4,365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghoghsan in?Saharsa district (Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghoghsan?40.3% (Census 2011)