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About Gonra Village

Gonra is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 743, made up of 374 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gonra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Pincode 824205
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 743
Male Population 374
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gonra compares

By the 2011 count Gonra is the 92nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gonra

Gonra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gonra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gonra from other places

Gonra lies about 34 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 19 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 Gonra
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 7.0 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 12 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 19 km
District headquarters Gaya 34 km

Villages closest to Gonra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurua 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 Gonra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonra village had a population of 743. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Gonra village has 374 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonra has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gonra is 824205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gonra covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gonra falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gonra is Ismailpur, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gonra.

Gonra is about 34 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonra is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 7.0 km away. Sherghāti is about 12 km away. Ismailpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakri (under 2 km), Jalpa (under 2 km) and Rasulpur (under 2 km).

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

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