About Gosainpur Village

Gosainpur is a mid sized village in Hilsa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 814, made up of 447 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Gosainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosainpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Hilsa
Area (hectares)	62 hectares
Population	814
Male Population	447
Female Population	367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	821
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 44th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

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 21 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Hilsa, about 5.5 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	Hilsa	5.5 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	21 km

Villages closest to Gosainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hilsa 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 814. That makes it the 44th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Gosainpur village has 447 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosainpur has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 914.

Gosainpur covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gosainpur falls under Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gosainpur is Hilsa, about 5.5 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 21 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosainpur is in Hilsa tehsil of Nalanda district. Hilsa is about 5.5 km away. Nalanda is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.