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About Gaushpur Village

Gaushpur is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 829 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaushpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaushpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur II
Pincode 732125
Area (hectares) 142.28 hectares
Population 1,609
Male Population 829
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gaushpur compares

By the 2011 count Gaushpur is the 46th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents. Its 142.28 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Gaushpur

Gaushpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gaushpur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaushpur from other places

Gaushpur lies about 30 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 2.5 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 Gaushpur
Nearest railway station Milangarh 2.5 km
Nearest town Manihāri 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur II 30 km
District headquarters Maldah 30 km

Villages closest to Gaushpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harischandrapur II 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 Gaushpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaushpur village had a population of 1,609. That makes it the 46th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents.

Gaushpur village has 829 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaushpur has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Gaushpur is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaushpur covers 142.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaushpur falls under Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gaushpur is Milangarh, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gaushpur.

Gaushpur is about 30 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaushpur is in Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district. Milangarh is about 2.5 km away. Manihāri is about 30 km away. Harischandrapur II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mali Pakar (under 2 km), Latasi (under 2 km) and Bansdol (2.1 km).

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

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