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About Gosainpur Village

Gosainpur is a small village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 194 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gosainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosainpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 15 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 194
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041

How Gosainpur compares

By the 2011 count Gosainpur is the 66th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

How far is Gosainpur from other places

Gosainpur lies about 15 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 6.5 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 Gosainpur
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 7.6 km
District headquarters Pakur 15 km

Villages closest to Gosainpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosainpur village had a population of 396. That makes it the 66th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Gosainpur village has 194 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosainpur has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gosainpur is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gosainpur covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gosainpur falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gosainpur is Kotalpukur, about 6.5 km away in a straight line.

Gosainpur is about 15 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosainpur is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Kotalpukur is about 6.5 km away. Hiranpur is about 7.6 km away. Pakur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jambad (under 2 km), Bartola (under 2 km) and Anguthia (under 2 km).

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

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