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About Gosainpur Village

Gosainpur is a small village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 137 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Gosainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosainpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 137
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 115th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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. The nearest villages by name are Gerki, Gobindpur, Gogar and Gogar Istamrar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gosainpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosainpur village had a population of 261. That makes it the 115th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Gosainpur village has 137 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosainpur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Gosainpur covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gosainpur falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Gosainpur notes the nearest railway station 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 in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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