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About Gonahi Village

Gonahi is a mid sized village in Narkatia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,538, made up of 839 males and 699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares.

Gonahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Narkatia
Area (hectares) 157 hectares
Population 1,538
Male Population 839
Female Population 699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gonahi compares

By the 2011 count Gonahi is the 39th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,453 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Gonahi

Gonahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gonahi as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 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 52 km from Purba 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
Nearest town Chanpatia 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatia 11 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 52 km

Villages closest to Gonahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narkatia 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 1,538. That makes it the 39th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,453 residents.

Gonahi village has 839 males and 699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonahi has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Gonahi covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gonahi falls under Narkatia tehsil of Purba 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 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gonahi.

Gonahi is about 52 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonahi is in Narkatia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sathi is about 1.6 km away. Chanpatia is about 8.3 km away. Narkatia is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuawa (5.3 km), Purainiya (7.3 km) and Mathiya Birt (7.6 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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