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About Ghoshpur Village

Ghoshpur is one of the larger villages in Baduria tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,036, made up of 3,593 males and 3,443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 295.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743289, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baduria
Pincode 743289
Area (hectares) 295.23 hectares
Population 7,036
Male Population 3,593
Female Population 3,443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghoshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ghoshpur is the 6th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents. Its 295.23 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Ghoshpur

The census records public bus service for Ghoshpur as Available within 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 <5 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 20 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, 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
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Baduria 26 km

Villages closest to Ghoshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baduria 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 7,036. That makes it the 6th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,896 residents.

Ghoshpur village has 3,593 males and 3,443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoshpur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Ghoshpur is 743289. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoshpur covers 295.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghoshpur falls under Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghoshpur.

Ghoshpur is about 20 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoshpur is in Baduria tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 2.0 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 8.7 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshindiara (6.2 km), Magurati Shrirampur (9.2 km) and Naturia Srirampur (9.2 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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