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About Gosla Village

Gosla is a small village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 453, made up of 245 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gosla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 72.21 hectares
Population 453
Male Population 245
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
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 Gosla compares

By the 2011 count Gosla is the 115th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 72.21 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Gosla

Gosla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gosla 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 Gosla from other places

Gosla lies about 42 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 14 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 Gosla
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Barhi 14 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 26 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 42 km

Villages closest to Gosla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosla village had a population of 453. That makes it the 115th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Gosla village has 245 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosla has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Gosla is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gosla covers 72.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gosla falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gosla is Barhi, about 14 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 Gosla.

Gosla is about 42 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosla is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 4.4 km away. Barhi is about 14 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangarh (under 2 km), Tilaia (under 2 km) and Bahera (under 2 km).

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

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