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About Gosalpur Village

Gosalpur is one of the larger villages in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,251, made up of 3,207 males and 3,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.71 hectares hectares.

Gosalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosalpur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 539.71 hectares
Population 6,251
Male Population 3,207
Female Population 3,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gosalpur compares

By the 2011 count Gosalpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 539.71 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gosalpur

Gosalpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gosalpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gosalpur from other places

Gosalpur lies about 28 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 1.8 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 Gosalpur
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 11 km
Nearest town Sihorā 11 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 28 km

Villages closest to Gosalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosalpur village had a population of 6,251. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Gosalpur village has 3,207 males and 3,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosalpur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Gosalpur covers 539.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gosalpur falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gosalpur is Gosalpur, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gosalpur.

Gosalpur is about 28 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosalpur is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Gosalpur is about 1.8 km away. Sihora is about 11 km away. Sihorā is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachhpura (under 2 km), Jujhari (1.6 km) and Khajuri (2.0 km).

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

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