About Ghosh Village

Ghosh is a mid sized village in Memari I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,447, made up of 728 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghosh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghosh village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Memari I
Pincode	713146
Area (hectares)	169.49 hectares
Population	1,447
Male Population	728
Female Population	719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ghosh compares

By the 2011 count Ghosh is the 53rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 169.49 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Ghosh

Ghosh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghosh as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghosh from other places

Ghosh lies about 17 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Indas, about 8.4 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 Ghosh
Nearest railway station	Indas	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Memari I	17 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	17 km
Nearest town	Barddhamān	17 km

Villages closest to Ghosh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Memari I 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 Ghosh

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghosh village had a population of 1,447. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Ghosh village has 728 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghosh has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Ghosh is 713146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghosh covers 169.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghosh falls under Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghosh is Indas, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghosh.

Ghosh is about 17 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghosh is in Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Indas is about 8.4 km away. Memari I is about 17 km away. Barddhaman is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.