About Gonuwan Village

Gonuwan is a mid sized village in Dehri tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 382 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gonuwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonuwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Dehri
Pincode	821306
Area (hectares)	69 hectares
Population	720
Male Population	382
Female Population	338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gonuwan compares

By the 2011 count Gonuwan is the 52nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gonuwan

Gonuwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gonuwan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gonuwan from other places

Gonuwan lies about 53 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Dehri on Sone, about 12 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 Gonuwan
Tehsil headquarters	Dehri	6.4 km
Nearest town	Madhurampur Dehri	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Dehri on Sone	12 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	53 km

Villages closest to Gonuwan

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

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Common questions about Gonuwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonuwan village had a population of 720. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents.

Gonuwan village has 382 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonuwan has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Gonuwan is 821306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gonuwan covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gonuwan falls under Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gonuwan is Dehri on Sone, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gonuwan.

Gonuwan is about 53 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonuwan is in Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district. Dehri is about 6.4 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 6.4 km away. Dehri on Sone is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.