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About Ghoshla Village

Ghoshla is a large village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,355, made up of 1,195 males and 1,160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoshla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoshla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Dhaniakhali
Pincode 712303
Area (hectares) 332.12 hectares
Population 2,355
Male Population 1,195
Female Population 1,160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghoshla compares

By the 2011 count Ghoshla is the 35th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 332.12 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Ghoshla

The census records public bus service for Ghoshla 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gangarampur, Gangeshnagar, Gauripur and Gete Gari. 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 Ghoshla

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoshla village had a population of 2,355. That makes it the 35th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Ghoshla village has 1,195 males and 1,160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoshla has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Ghoshla is 712303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoshla covers 332.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghoshla falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghoshla notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Ghoshla.

Ghoshla is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli 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 Ghoshla today is likely to be higher.

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