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About Gosaindih Village

Gosaindih is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,521, made up of 757 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825420, 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 Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825420
Area (hectares) 314 hectares
Population 1,521
Male Population 757
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gosaindih compares

By the 2011 count Gosaindih is the 31st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Gosaindih

Gosaindih is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gosaindih as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 22 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 47 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 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 22 km
District headquarters Chatra 22 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 47 km

Villages closest to Gosaindih

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 1,521. That makes it the 31st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Gosaindih village has 757 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosaindih has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Gosaindih is 825420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gosaindih covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gosaindih falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gosaindih is Guraru, about 47 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 village for Gosaindih.

Gosaindih is about 22 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 Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 19 km away. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 22 km away. Chatra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gosaindih Alias Basariatari (under 2 km), Gorwali (under 2 km) and Tulsipur (under 2 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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