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About Ghoshpur Village

Ghoshpur is a mid sized village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 669, made up of 339 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721131, 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 Panskura
Pincode 721131
Area (hectares) 46.28 hectares
Population 669
Male Population 339
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 151st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 46.28 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ghoshpur

The census records public bus service for Ghoshpur as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Fate Chak, Gajna, Gaurangapur and Gholamdan. 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 669. That makes it the 151st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Ghoshpur village has 339 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoshpur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Ghoshpur is 721131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoshpur covers 46.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Ghoshpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Ghoshpur is in Panskura 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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