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About Gosaindi Village

Gosaindi is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 319 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gosaindi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gosaindi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723212
Area (hectares) 307.55 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 319
Female Population 299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gosaindi compares

By the 2011 count Gosaindi is the 83rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 307.55 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Gosaindi

Gosaindi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gosaindi as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gatilaba, Ghosra, Ghutia and Gokulnagar. 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 Gosaindi

As per the Census of India 2011, Gosaindi village had a population of 618. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Gosaindi village has 319 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gosaindi has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Gosaindi is 723212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gosaindi covers 307.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gosaindi falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

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

Gosaindi is in Jhalda I 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 Gosaindi today is likely to be higher.

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