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About Berghosh Village

Berghosh is a mid sized village in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 882, made up of 455 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Berghosh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Berghosh village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indus
Pincode 722205
Area (hectares) 189.32 hectares
Population 882
Male Population 455
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Berghosh compares

By the 2011 count Berghosh is the 73rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 189.32 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Berghosh

Berghosh 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 Berghosh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bangal Chak, Banki, Bara Gobindapur and Behar. 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 Berghosh

As per the Census of India 2011, Berghosh village had a population of 882. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Berghosh village has 455 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Berghosh has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Berghosh is 722205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Berghosh covers 189.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Berghosh falls under Indus tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Berghosh notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Berghosh.

Berghosh is in Indus tehsil of Bankura 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 Berghosh today is likely to be higher.

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