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About Ghoser Chak Village

Ghoser Chak is a mid sized village in Jaynagar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 986, made up of 544 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghoser Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghoser Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar II
Pincode 743338
Area (hectares) 118.2 hectares
Population 986
Male Population 544
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
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 Ghoser Chak compares

By the 2011 count Ghoser Chak is the 40th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents. Its 118.2 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Ghoser Chak

Ghoser Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghoser Chak 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghoser Chak from other places

Ghoser Chak lies about 9.8 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 8.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ghoser Chak
Nearest railway station Jaynagar Majilpur 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar II 9.8 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 9.8 km

Villages closest to Ghoser Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar II tehsil.

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 Ghoser Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghoser Chak village had a population of 986. That makes it the 40th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents.

Ghoser Chak village has 544 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghoser Chak has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Ghoser Chak is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghoser Chak covers 118.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghoser Chak falls under Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghoser Chak is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Ghoser Chak.

Ghoser Chak is about 9.8 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghoser Chak is in Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 8.7 km away. Jaynagar II is about 9.8 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Killa Durganagar (under 2 km), Jogigara (2.0 km) and Baishata (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ghoser Chak today is likely to be higher.

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