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About Gosampur Village

Gosampur is a large village in Shahabad tehsil, in the district of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,445, made up of 1,269 males and 1,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.65 hectares hectares.

Gosampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosampur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rampur
Tehsil Shahabad
Area (hectares) 171.65 hectares
Population 2,445
Male Population 1,269
Female Population 1,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gosampur compares

By the 2011 count Gosampur is the 35th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,660 residents. Its 171.65 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Gosampur

Gosampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gosampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gosampur from other places

Gosampur lies about 16 km from Rampur, and the nearest railway station is Shahzad Nagar, about 9.8 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 Gosampur
Nearest railway station Shahzad Nagar 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahabad 11 km
Nearest town Shāhābād 11 km
District headquarters Rampur 16 km

Villages closest to Gosampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosampur village had a population of 2,445. That makes it the 35th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,660 residents.

Gosampur village has 1,269 males and 1,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosampur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Gosampur covers 171.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gosampur falls under Shahabad tehsil of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gosampur is Shahzad Nagar, about 9.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gosampur.

Gosampur is about 16 km from Rampur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosampur is in Shahabad tehsil of Rampur district. Shahzad Nagar is about 9.8 km away. Shahabad is about 11 km away. Shāhābād 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 Nankar (under 2 km), Khirka (under 2 km) and Nawabnagar Near Patwai (3.3 km).

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

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