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About Gosainpur Village

Gosainpur is a large village in Nalhati I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,980, made up of 2,487 males and 2,493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gosainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosainpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati I
Pincode 731220
Area (hectares) 416.84 hectares
Population 4,980
Male Population 2,487
Female Population 2,493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gosainpur compares

By the 2011 count Gosainpur is the 9th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 416.84 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Gosainpur

Gosainpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gosainpur as Available within <5 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 Gosainpur from other places

Gosainpur lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Takipur, about 3.4 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 Gosainpur
Nearest railway station Takipur 3.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati I 19 km
District headquarters Birbhum 19 km

Villages closest to Gosainpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosainpur village had a population of 4,980. That makes it the 9th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Gosainpur village has 2,487 males and 2,493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosainpur has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Gosainpur is 731220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gosainpur covers 416.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gosainpur falls under Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gosainpur is Takipur, about 3.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gosainpur.

Gosainpur is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gosainpur is in Nalhati I tehsil of Birbhum district. Takipur is about 3.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 10 km away. Nalhati I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kogram (2.1 km), Takipur (3.2 km) and Amaypur (3.8 km).

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

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