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About Gosairhat Forest Village

Gosairhat Forest is a mid sized village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 610 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 759.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gosairhat Forest Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosairhat Forest village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 759.2 hectares
Population 1,153
Male Population 610
Female Population 543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gosairhat Forest compares

By the 2011 count Gosairhat Forest is the 92nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 759.2 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Gosairhat Forest

Gosairhat Forest is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gosairhat Forest as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Garakhuta, Garialtari, Gayerkata Tea Garden and Gendrapara Tea Garden. 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 Gosairhat Forest

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosairhat Forest village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Gosairhat Forest village has 610 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosairhat Forest has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

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

Gosairhat Forest covers 759.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Gosairhat Forest notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gosairhat Forest.

Gosairhat Forest is in Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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 Gosairhat Forest today is likely to be higher.

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