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About Ghoshpur Village

Ghoshpur is one of the larger villages in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,014, made up of 9,838 males and 9,176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1328.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoshpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712613
Area (hectares) 1328.14 hectares
Population 19,014
Male Population 9,838
Female Population 9,176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Ghoshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ghoshpur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 1328.14 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Ghoshpur

Ghoshpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghoshpur 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 Ghoshpur from other places

Ghoshpur lies about 27 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.0 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 Ghoshpur
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 2.0 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul I 27 km
District headquarters Hugli 27 km

Villages closest to Ghoshpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoshpur village had a population of 19,014. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Ghoshpur village has 9,838 males and 9,176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoshpur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Ghoshpur is 712613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoshpur covers 1328.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghoshpur falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghoshpur is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.0 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 Ghoshpur.

Ghoshpur is about 27 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoshpur is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 2.0 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 8.7 km away. Khanakul I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sekendarpur (2.4 km), Amarpur (14 km) and Kanakpur (16 km).

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

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