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About Gosal Village

Gosal is a mid sized village in Payal tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,807, made up of 921 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gosal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Payal
Pincode 141117
Area (hectares) 388 hectares
Population 1,807
Male Population 921
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gosal compares

By the 2011 count Gosal is the 31st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents. Its 388 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Gosal

Gosal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gosal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghudani Kalan, Ghudani Khurd, Ghurala and Gidri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gosal

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosal village had a population of 1,807. That makes it the 31st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,644 residents.

Gosal village has 921 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosal has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Gosal is 141117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gosal covers 388 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gosal falls under Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The census record for Gosal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gosal.

Gosal is in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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