About Gonhar Village

Gonhar is a small village in Sikandra tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 88 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares.

Gonhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Sikandra
Area (hectares)	37 hectares
Population	173
Male Population	88
Female Population	85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gonhar compares

By the 2011 count Gonhar is the 61st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gonhar

Gonhar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gonhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gonhar from other places

Gonhar lies about 35 km from Sikandra, and the nearest railway station is Jamui, about 13 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 Gonhar
Nearest railway station	Jamui	13 km
Nearest town	Jamūī	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sikandra	35 km

Villages closest to Gonhar

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

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Common questions about Gonhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonhar village had a population of 173. That makes it the 61st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Gonhar village has 88 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonhar has about 966 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.

Gonhar covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gonhar falls under Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gonhar is Jamui, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gonhar.

Gonhar is about 35 km from Sikandra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonhar is in Sikandra tehsil of Jamui district. Jamui is about 13 km away. Jamūī is about 18 km away. Sikandra is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.