About Gosta Village

Gosta is a mid sized village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,327, made up of 698 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1852.47 hectares hectares.

Gosta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosta village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Washim
Tehsil	Manora
Area (hectares)	1852.47 hectares
Population	1,327
Male Population	698
Female Population	629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gosta compares

By the 2011 count Gosta is the 44th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 1852.47 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Gosta

Gosta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gosta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gosta from other places

Gosta lies about 19 km from Manora, and the nearest railway station is Washim, about 29 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 Gosta
Tehsil headquarters	Manora	19 km
Nearest town	Mangrūl Pīr	25 km
Nearest railway station	Washim	29 km

Villages closest to Gosta

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

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Common questions about Gosta

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosta village had a population of 1,327. That makes it the 44th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Gosta village has 698 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosta has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Gosta covers 1852.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gosta falls under Manora tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gosta is Washim, about 29 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gosta.

Gosta is about 19 km from Manora in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosta is in Manora tehsil of Washim district. Manora is about 19 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 25 km away. Washim is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.