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About Gonawan Village

Gonawan is a large village in Naubatpur tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,667, made up of 1,396 males and 1,271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares.

Gonawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Naubatpur
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 2,667
Male Population 1,396
Female Population 1,271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gonawan compares

By the 2011 count Gonawan is the 18th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Gonawan

Gonawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gonawan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gonawan from other places

Gonawan lies about 22 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Sadisopur, about 1.7 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 Gonawan
Nearest railway station Sadisopur 1.7 km
Nearest town Bihtā 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Naubatpur 7.3 km
District headquarters Patna 22 km

Villages closest to Gonawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonawan village had a population of 2,667. That makes it the 18th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Gonawan village has 1,396 males and 1,271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonawan has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Gonawan covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gonawan falls under Naubatpur tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gonawan is Sadisopur, about 1.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gonawan.

Gonawan is about 22 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonawan is in Naubatpur tehsil of Patna district. Sadisopur is about 1.7 km away. Bihtā is about 4.7 km away. Naubatpur is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhobiakalapur (under 2 km), Khaspur (under 2 km) and Ghanshampur (under 2 km).

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

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