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About Gosan Village

Gosan is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 77 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171009, 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 Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171009
Area (hectares) 113.21 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 77
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 146th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 113.21 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Gosan

Gosan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gosan as Available within village. 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 5.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Taradevi, about 5.6 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
Nearest railway station Taradevi 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 5.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 5.9 km

Villages closest to Gosan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 165. That makes it the 146th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Gosan village has 77 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosan has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Gosan is 171009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gosan covers 113.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gosan falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gosan is Taradevi, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gosan.

Gosan is about 5.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosan is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Taradevi is about 5.6 km away. Shimla Rural is about 5.9 km away. Shimla is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalf (under 2 km), Up Muhal Kawalag (under 2 km) and Cheli Chounla (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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