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About Gosaindih Village

Gosaindih is a small village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 98 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gosaindih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosaindih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 8 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 98
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gosaindih compares

By the 2011 count Gosaindih is the 87th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 8 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Gosaindih

Gosaindih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gosaindih as Available within 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 Gosaindih from other places

Gosaindih lies about 30 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 33 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 Gosaindih
Nearest town Sherghāti 15 km
District headquarters Chatra 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 32 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 33 km

Villages closest to Gosaindih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosaindih village had a population of 192. That makes it the 87th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Gosaindih village has 98 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosaindih has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Gosaindih is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gosaindih covers 8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gosaindih falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gosaindih is Tankuppa, about 33 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gosaindih.

Gosaindih is about 30 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosaindih is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 15 km away. Chatra is about 30 km away. Itkhori is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silar (7.3 km), Mani Chak (9.9 km) and Rajadaharbhanga (12 km).

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

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