About Goshtakal Village

Goshtakal is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 95 males and 91 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goshtakal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goshtakal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Sankrail
Pincode	721135
Area (hectares)	29.4 hectares
Population	186
Male Population	95
Female Population	91
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Goshtakal compares

By the 2011 count Goshtakal is the 189th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 29.4 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Goshtakal

Goshtakal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Goshtakal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gobindapur, Gohal Diha, Gokulpur and Gonsaipal. 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.

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Common questions about Goshtakal

As per the Census of India 2011, Goshtakal village had a population of 186. That makes it the 189th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Goshtakal village has 95 males and 91 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goshtakal has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Goshtakal is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goshtakal covers 29.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Goshtakal falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Goshtakal 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 - 10 km distance for Goshtakal.

Goshtakal is in Sankrail 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.