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About Gonai Village

Gonai is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 222 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.04 hectares hectares.

Gonai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chainpur
Area (hectares) 38.04 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 222
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gonai compares

By the 2011 count Gonai is the 102nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 38.04 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Gonai

Gonai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gonai as Available within <5 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 Gonai from other places

Gonai lies about 147 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Chauradano, about 8.1 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 Gonai
Nearest railway station Chauradano 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 17 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 17 km
District headquarters Kaimur 147 km

Villages closest to Gonai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonai village had a population of 462. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Gonai village has 222 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonai has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Gonai covers 38.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gonai falls under Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gonai is Chauradano, about 8.1 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 - 10 km distance for Gonai.

Gonai is about 147 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonai is in Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district. Chauradano is about 8.1 km away. Chainpur is about 17 km away. Mothīhāri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahjitpur (1.7 km), Masani (2.4 km) and Parsotimpur (2.5 km).

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

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