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About Ghoshkira Village

Ghoshkira is a small village in Chandrakona II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 89 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 685 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoshkira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoshkira village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona II
Pincode 721201
Area (hectares) 38.09 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 89
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 685
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoshkira compares

By the 2011 count Ghoshkira is the 112th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 38.09 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Ghoshkira

Ghoshkira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghoshkira 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhunrabila, Gangarampur, Gangchya and Gargaraghati. 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 Ghoshkira

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoshkira village had a population of 150. That makes it the 112th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Ghoshkira village has 89 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoshkira has about 685 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Ghoshkira is 721201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoshkira covers 38.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghoshkira falls under Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghoshkira notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Ghoshkira.

Ghoshkira is in Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Ghoshkira today is likely to be higher.

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