Ghustawan, Silao, Nalanda, Bihar, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Ghustawan


The village Ghustawan is located in Silao C.D.Block of Nalanda District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Ghostawan Gram Panchayat. It comes under Silao Community Development Block. The nearest town is Silao, which is about 6 kilometers away from Ghustawan.

Travel and Communication for Ghustawan


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Ghustawan,
Nalanda,
Bihar, India
PIN - 803117

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Ghustawan


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Ghustawan is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Ghustawan is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Ghustawan


As per available data from the year 2009, 5239 persons live in 802 house holds in the village Ghustawan. There are 2490 female individuals and 2749 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.53% and males constitute 52.47% of the total population.

There are 1503 scheduled castes persons of which 735 are females and 768 are males. Females constitute 48.9% and males constitute 51.1% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 28.69% of the total population.

Population density of Ghustawan is 857.45 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ghustawan


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Total area of Ghustawan is 611 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 276.5 ha. About 276.5 ha is irrigated area. About 270 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 6.5 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 0.4 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 111.7 ha is culturable waste land. About 222.4 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Ghustawan


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Sobait, which is less than 5 kms away from Ghustawan.

There is a government primary school. Additionally, there is a private primary school in the village Ghustawan.

There is a government middle school in the village Ghustawan.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Surajpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Surajpur, which is 5-10 kms away from Ghustawan.

Colleges in Ghustawan


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Nalanda, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghustawan.

Other Educational Facilities in Ghustawan


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Nalanda, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Nalanda, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Patna, which is more than 10 kms away from Ghustawan.

Healthcare Facilities in Ghustawan


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Ghustawan.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Ghustawan.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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