Gosal is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Gosal. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj (India).

Gosal
Village
Gosal is located in Punjab
Gosal
Gosal
Location in Punjab, India
Gosal is located in India
Gosal
Gosal
Gosal (India)
Coordinates: 31°10′15″N 75°58′39″E / 31.170804°N 75.977528°E / 31.170804; 75.977528
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictKapurthala
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total451
 Sex ratio 240/211/
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
 • Other spokenHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144620
Telephone code01822
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB-09
Websitekapurthala.gov.in

Demography

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According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Gosal has total number of 96 houses and a population of 451 of which 240 are males and 211 are females. The literacy rate of Gosal is 79.86%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 34 which is 7.54% of the total population of Gosal, and the child sex ratio is approximately 700, lower than the state average of 846.[1]

Population data

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Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 96 - -
Population 451 240 211
Child (0-6) 34 20 14
Schedule Caste 17 8 9
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.86% 86.82% 72.08%
Total Workers 162 143 19
Main Worker 158 0 0
Marginal Worker 4 3 1

Air travel connectivity

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The closest airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.

Villages in Kapurthala

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References

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  1. ^ "Gosal". census2011.co.in. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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