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About Ghoshdih Village

Ghoshdih is a small village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 13 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoshdih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoshdih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 66.87 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 13
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghoshdih compares

By the 2011 count Ghoshdih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 66.87 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Ghoshdih

Ghoshdih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghoshdih 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Fatepur, Fuljhor, Gabhurra and Garadih. 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 Ghoshdih

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoshdih village had a population of 25. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Ghoshdih village has 13 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoshdih has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Ghoshdih is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoshdih covers 66.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghoshdih falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

Ghoshdih is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya 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 Ghoshdih today is likely to be higher.

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