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About Gonahi Village

Gonahi is a large village in Lauriya tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,288, made up of 1,172 males and 1,116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gonahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Lauriya
Pincode 845449
Area (hectares) 122.7 hectares
Population 2,288
Male Population 1,172
Female Population 1,116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gonahi compares

By the 2011 count Gonahi is the 35th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents. Its 122.7 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Gonahi

The census records public bus service for Gonahi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gonahi from other places

Gonahi lies about 3.9 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sathi, about 1.6 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 Gonahi
Nearest railway station Sathi 1.6 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 3.9 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Lauriya 8.7 km

Villages closest to Gonahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonahi village had a population of 2,288. That makes it the 35th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents.

Gonahi village has 1,172 males and 1,116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonahi has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Gonahi is 845449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gonahi covers 122.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gonahi falls under Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gonahi is Sathi, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gonahi.

Gonahi is about 3.9 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonahi is in Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Sathi is about 1.6 km away. Pashchim Champaran is about 3.9 km away. Chanpatia is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birit Gonahi (under 2 km), Dharampur (under 2 km) and Nandtola (under 2 km).

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

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