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About Gosha Village

Gosha is a mid sized village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 618 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gosha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712405
Area (hectares) 93.94 hectares
Population 1,247
Male Population 618
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 Gosha compares

By the 2011 count Gosha is the 85th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 93.94 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Gosha

The census records public bus service for Gosha 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 Gaja, Gazipur, Ghatra and Gopal Prosad. 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 Gosha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosha village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 85th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Gosha village has 618 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosha has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Gosha is 712405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gosha covers 93.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gosha falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gosha 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 Gosha.

Gosha is in Haripal 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 Gosha today is likely to be higher.

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