About Gosainpur Village

Gosainpur is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 378 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 765 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.06 hectares hectares.

Gosainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosainpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Balrampur
Area (hectares)	38.06 hectares
Population	667
Male Population	378
Female Population	289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	765
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gosainpur compares

By the 2011 count Gosainpur is the 71st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 38.06 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

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 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 45 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 6.3 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	Telta	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	8.1 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	31 km
District headquarters	Katihar	45 km

Villages closest to Gosainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Balrampur 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 667. That makes it the 71st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Gosainpur village has 378 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosainpur has about 765 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Gosainpur covers 38.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gosainpur falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gosainpur is Telta, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 45 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 Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Telta is about 6.3 km away. Balrampur is about 8.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.