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About Gosainganj Village

Gosainganj is a mid sized village in Cooch Behar I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,748, made up of 891 males and 857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gosainganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosainganj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Cooch Behar I
Pincode 736134
Area (hectares) 175.08 hectares
Population 1,748
Male Population 891
Female Population 857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gosainganj compares

By the 2011 count Gosainganj is the 62nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 175.08 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gosainganj

Gosainganj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gosainganj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghegirghat, Ghoramara, Ghughumari and Giriar Kuthi. 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 Gosainganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosainganj village had a population of 1,748. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Gosainganj village has 891 males and 857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosainganj has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Gosainganj is 736134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gosainganj covers 175.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gosainganj falls under Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gosainganj notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Gosainganj.

Gosainganj is in Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Gosainganj today is likely to be higher.

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