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About Ghoshgram Village

Ghoshgram is a large village in Mayureswar I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,540, made up of 1,281 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 664.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoshgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoshgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar I
Pincode 731245
Area (hectares) 664.11 hectares
Population 2,540
Male Population 1,281
Female Population 1,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoshgram compares

By the 2011 count Ghoshgram is the 18th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents. Its 664.11 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Ghoshgram

Ghoshgram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghoshgram as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghoshgram from other places

Ghoshgram lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 16 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 Ghoshgram
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 16 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar I 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Ghoshgram

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

Common questions about Ghoshgram

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoshgram village had a population of 2,540. That makes it the 18th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,398 residents.

Ghoshgram village has 1,281 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoshgram has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Ghoshgram is 731245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoshgram covers 664.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoshgram falls under Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghoshgram is Mallarpur, about 16 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 km distance for Ghoshgram.

Ghoshgram is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoshgram is in Mayureswar I tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 16 km away. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Mayureswar I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraturigram (3.0 km), Birchandrapur (4.0 km) and Parulia (4.3 km).

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

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