# Ghoswar Village, Hajipur, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/hajipur/ghoswar/ Village · Hajipur, Vaishali # Ghoswar Ghoswar is a village in Hajipur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,970 people in 383 households**, the 43rd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 1,970people (2011) - 383households - 84.4%literacy - 852females per 1,000 males ## Ghoswar PIN code and other codes Ghoswar falls in Hajipur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatThathan Bujurg - Community development blockHajipur - Census village code235613 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghoswar from nearby towns? - Hajipur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)7 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town)7 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 Ghoswar? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Ghoswar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kutub Pur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hajipur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Haji Pur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Ghoswar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Ghoswar Of every 100 households in Ghoswar in 2011, 46 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ghoswar · ■ Hajipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **24% Toilet within the home ****61%** **35% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **63% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **85% Use banking services ****72%** **60% Television ****32%** **25% Mobile phone ****72%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **14% Own their home ****97%** **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 Ghoswar? ■ Ghoswar · ■ Hajipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%** **69.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****711** **887 Working population ****29.8%** **27.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.3% for men and 76.4% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 143 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (11%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 151 (26%) · **■** Marginal 212 (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 Hajipur - Ahmadpur LakhnichakAulai2,156 people - Chandaleh2,123 people - Berai Urf Panapur2,108 people - Kuari Khurd1,976 people - Bishunpur Rae urf Titra1,884 people - Harauli Fatehpur1,876 people - Kazipur Thathan1,874 people - Adalpur1,844 people [All 211 villages in Hajipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/hajipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ghoswar from Hajipur?7 km by road - What is the population of Ghoswar?1,970 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghoswar in?Vaishali district (Hajipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Ghoswar?84.4% (Census 2011)