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About Gonaili Village

Gonaili is a large village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,433, made up of 1,272 males and 1,161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares.

Gonaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonaili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Tarapur
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 2,433
Male Population 1,272
Female Population 1,161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gonaili compares

By the 2011 count Gonaili is the 10th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Gonaili

Gonaili is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gonaili as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gonaili from other places

Gonaili lies about 40 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 20 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 Gonaili
Tehsil headquarters Tarapur 4.3 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Khariapipra Halt 20 km
District headquarters Munger 40 km

Villages closest to Gonaili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonaili village had a population of 2,433. That makes it the 10th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Gonaili village has 1,272 males and 1,161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonaili has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Gonaili covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gonaili falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gonaili is Khariapipra Halt, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gonaili.

Gonaili is about 40 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonaili is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Tarapur is about 4.3 km away. Kharagpur is about 12 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpur (under 2 km), Dharampur (under 2 km) and Beladih (under 2 km).

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

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