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About Gosal Dih Village

Gosal Dih is a mid sized village in Suryapura tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,862, made up of 972 males and 890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gosal Dih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosal Dih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Suryapura
Pincode 802212
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 1,862
Male Population 972
Female Population 890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gosal Dih compares

By the 2011 count Gosal Dih is the 8th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,438 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Gosal Dih

Gosal Dih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gosal Dih as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gosal Dih from other places

Gosal Dih lies about 15 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 1.7 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 Gosal Dih
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 1.7 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Suryapura 15 km
District headquarters Rohtas 15 km

Villages closest to Gosal Dih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Suryapura 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 Gosal Dih

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosal Dih village had a population of 1,862. That makes it the 8th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,438 residents.

Gosal Dih village has 972 males and 890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosal Dih has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Gosal Dih is 802212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gosal Dih covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gosal Dih falls under Suryapura tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gosal Dih is Kajrat Nawadih, about 1.7 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 km distance for Gosal Dih.

Gosal Dih is about 15 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosal Dih is in Suryapura tehsil of Rohtas district. Kajrat Nawadih is about 1.7 km away. Nabīnagar is about 6.4 km away. Suryapura is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahrar (3.2 km), Agrer Kalan (3.3 km) and Lakhanpura (3.9 km).

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

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