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About Gonchhi Village

Gonchhi is a large village in Kesaria tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,739, made up of 1,434 males and 1,305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gonchhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonchhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Kesaria
Pincode 845424
Area (hectares) 174.62 hectares
Population 2,739
Male Population 1,434
Female Population 1,305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gonchhi compares

By the 2011 count Gonchhi is the 25th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents. Its 174.62 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Gonchhi

Gonchhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gonchhi as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gonchhi from other places

Gonchhi lies about 33 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Kesariya, about 1.9 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 Gonchhi
Nearest railway station Kesariya 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kesaria 3.0 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 9.3 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 33 km

Villages closest to Gonchhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonchhi village had a population of 2,739. That makes it the 25th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,283 residents.

Gonchhi village has 1,434 males and 1,305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonchhi 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 918.

The pincode recorded for Gonchhi is 845424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gonchhi covers 174.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gonchhi falls under Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gonchhi is Kesariya, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance for Gonchhi.

Gonchhi is about 33 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonchhi is in Kesaria tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Kesariya is about 1.9 km away. Kesaria is about 3.0 km away. Sāhibganj is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tajpur Patkhauliya Tola Milki (under 2 km), Tajpur Deur (under 2 km) and Rampur Bairiya (under 2 km).

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

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