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About Gosan Village

Gosan is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 190 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gosan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Brahmaur
Pincode 176315
Area (hectares) 142.37 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 190
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gosan compares

By the 2011 count Gosan is the 33rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 142.37 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Gosan

Gosan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gosan as Available within <5 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 Gosan from other places

Gosan lies about 41 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 39 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 Gosan
Tehsil headquarters Brahmaur under 2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 33 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 39 km
District headquarters Chamba 41 km

Villages closest to Gosan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosan village had a population of 367. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Gosan village has 190 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosan has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Gosan is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gosan covers 142.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gosan falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gosan is Chamunda Marg, about 39 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gosan.

Gosan is about 41 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosan is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about under 2 km away. Dharamsala is about 33 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharmour (under 2 km), Kasba Bharmour (under 2 km) and Malkauta (under 2 km).

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

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