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About Gosainpur Village

Gosainpur is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,209, made up of 640 males and 569 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gosainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosainpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145001
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 1,209
Male Population 640
Female Population 569
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gosainpur compares

By the 2011 count Gosainpur is the 93rd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Gosainpur

The census records public bus service for Gosainpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gosainpur from other places

Gosainpur lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sujanpur, about 3.3 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 Sujanpur 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 3.5 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 3.5 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 38 km

Villages closest to Gosainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 1,209. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Gosainpur village has 640 males and 569 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosainpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Gosainpur is 145001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gosainpur covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gosainpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gosainpur is Sujanpur, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gosainpur.

Gosainpur is about 38 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosainpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sujanpur is about 3.3 km away. Pathankot is about 3.5 km away. Pathānkot is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Madho Singh (under 2 km), Paddian Lahri (under 2 km) and Kot Bhattian (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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