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About Ghoshpur Village

Ghoshpur is a mid sized village in Deshopran tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 921, made up of 473 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721442, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Deshopran
Pincode 721442
Area (hectares) 99.88 hectares
Population 921
Male Population 473
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoshpur compares

By the 2011 count Ghoshpur is the 78th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 99.88 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Ghoshpur

Ghoshpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghoshpur as Available within 5 - 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 Durgapur Part Iv, Durmut, Faridpur and Fuleshawar. 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 Ghoshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoshpur village had a population of 921. That makes it the 78th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Ghoshpur village has 473 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoshpur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Ghoshpur is 721442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoshpur covers 99.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghoshpur falls under Deshopran tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghoshpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Ghoshpur is in Deshopran tehsil of Purba 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 Ghoshpur today is likely to be higher.

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