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About Gonauli Village

Gonauli is a mid sized village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,397, made up of 665 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108 hectares hectares.

Gonauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Mashrakh
Area (hectares) 108 hectares
Population 1,397
Male Population 665
Female Population 732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gonauli compares

By the 2011 count Gonauli is the 49th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 108 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Gonauli

Gonauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gonauli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gonauli from other places

Gonauli lies about 15 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Saghar Sultanpur Halt, about 4.8 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 Gonauli
Nearest railway station Saghar Sultanpur Halt 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mashrakh 15 km
District headquarters Saran 15 km
Nearest town Marhaura 20 km

Villages closest to Gonauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonauli village had a population of 1,397. That makes it the 49th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Gonauli village has 665 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonauli has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Gonauli covers 108 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gonauli falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gonauli is Saghar Sultanpur Halt, about 4.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gonauli.

Gonauli is about 15 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonauli is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Saghar Sultanpur Halt is about 4.8 km away. Mashrakh is about 15 km away. Saran is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Durgauli (under 2 km), Jajauli (under 2 km) and Dumduma (1.7 km).

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

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