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About Gosaingaon Village

Gosaingaon is a mid sized village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 605, made up of 318 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares.

Gosaingaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosaingaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Area (hectares) 86 hectares
Population 605
Male Population 318
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gosaingaon compares

By the 2011 count Gosaingaon is the 46th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Gosaingaon

The census records public bus service for Gosaingaon as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gosaingaon from other places

Gosaingaon lies about 26 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about under 2 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 Gosaingaon
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 8.2 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 8.2 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 26 km

Villages closest to Gosaingaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosaingaon village had a population of 605. That makes it the 46th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Gosaingaon village has 318 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosaingaon has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Gosaingaon covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gosaingaon falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gosaingaon is Kalian Chak, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gosaingaon.

Gosaingaon is about 26 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosaingaon is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Kalian Chak is about under 2 km away. Rajmahal is about 8.2 km away. Rājmahal is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chunakhali (under 2 km), Sekha Chak (under 2 km) and Gangtia (under 2 km).

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

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