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About Dakshin Gosairhat Village

Dakshin Gosairhat is a large village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,394, made up of 2,264 males and 2,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakshin Gosairhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakshin Gosairhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 460.54 hectares
Population 4,394
Male Population 2,264
Female Population 2,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Dakshin Gosairhat compares

By the 2011 count Dakshin Gosairhat is the 34th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 460.54 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dakshin Gosairhat

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

Dakshin Gosairhat lies about 22 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Lataguri, about 2.2 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 Dakshin Gosairhat
Nearest railway station Lataguri 2.2 km
Nearest town Maināguri 18 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhupguri 29 km

Villages closest to Dakshin Gosairhat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhupguri 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 Dakshin Gosairhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakshin Gosairhat village had a population of 4,394. That makes it the 34th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Dakshin Gosairhat village has 2,264 males and 2,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakshin Gosairhat has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dakshin Gosairhat is 735210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakshin Gosairhat covers 460.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dakshin Gosairhat falls under Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dakshin Gosairhat is Lataguri, about 2.2 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 Dakshin Gosairhat.

Dakshin Gosairhat is about 22 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dakshin Gosairhat is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 2.2 km away. Maināguri is about 18 km away. Jalpaiguri is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Altagram (under 2 km), Dakshin Jharalta (under 2 km) and Dakshin Kathulia (under 2 km).

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

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