Ghosh was posted in the erstwhile Maoist-hit West Midnapore district for over six years, official sources said.
An official notification by the state home department on Ghosh's transfer had been issued yesterday along with those of four other IPS officers in the state.
Following Ghosh's transfer East Midnapore superintendent of police Alok Rajoria has been asked to take over her post, while the Deputy Commissioner of traffic, Kolkata Police, V Solomon Nesakumar would take over as SP in East Midnapore district.