About Gosainpur Village

Gosainpur is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,476, made up of 1,244 males and 1,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.1 hectares hectares.

Gosainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosainpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Area (hectares)	85.1 hectares
Population	2,476
Male Population	1,244
Female Population	1,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gosainpur compares

By the 2011 count Gosainpur is the 32nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 85.1 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gosainpur

Gosainpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gosainpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gosainpur from other places

Gosainpur lies about 18 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sonaili, about 6.5 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 Gosainpur
Nearest railway station	Sonaili	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	8.5 km
District headquarters	Katihar	18 km

Villages closest to Gosainpur

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

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Common questions about Gosainpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosainpur village had a population of 2,476. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Gosainpur village has 1,244 males and 1,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosainpur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Gosainpur covers 85.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gosainpur falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gosainpur is Sonaili, about 6.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gosainpur.

Gosainpur is about 18 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosainpur is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Sonaili is about 6.5 km away. Azamnagar is about 8.5 km away. Katihar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.