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About Gossaigaon Village

Gossaigaon is a large village in Bhowraguri tehsil, in the district of Kokrajhar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,341, made up of 1,697 males and 1,644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.79 hectares hectares.

Gossaigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gossaigaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Kokrajhar
Tehsil Bhowraguri
Area (hectares) 356.79 hectares
Population 3,341
Male Population 1,697
Female Population 1,644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gossaigaon compares

By the 2011 count Gossaigaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 356.79 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Gossaigaon

Gossaigaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gossaigaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gossaigaon from other places

Gossaigaon lies about 30 km from Kokrajhar, and the nearest railway station is Gossaigaon Hat, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gossaigaon
Nearest railway station Gossaigaon Hat under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhowraguri 30 km
District headquarters Kokrajhar 30 km

Villages closest to Gossaigaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhowraguri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gossaigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gossaigaon village had a population of 3,341. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Gossaigaon village has 1,697 males and 1,644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gossaigaon has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Gossaigaon covers 356.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gossaigaon falls under Bhowraguri tehsil of Kokrajhar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Gossaigaon is Gossaigaon Hat, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gossaigaon.

Gossaigaon is about 30 km from Kokrajhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gossaigaon is in Bhowraguri tehsil of Kokrajhar district. Gossaigaon Hat is about under 2 km away. Bhowraguri is about 30 km away. Kokrajhar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakma (3.2 km), Boalimari (6.2 km) and Bhowraguri Mandalpara (8.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gossaigaon today is likely to be higher.

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