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About Gonaria Village

Gonaria is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,061, made up of 554 males and 507 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares.

Gonaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonaria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 1,061
Male Population 554
Female Population 507
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Gonaria compares

By the 2011 count Gonaria is the 44th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Gonaria

Gonaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gonaria 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 Gonaria from other places

Gonaria lies about 24 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 16 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 Gonaria
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 4.6 km
Nearest town Maniar 15 km
Nearest railway station Duraundha Junction 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 24 km

Villages closest to Gonaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonaria village had a population of 1,061. That makes it the 44th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Gonaria village has 554 males and 507 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonaria has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Gonaria covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gonaria falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gonaria is Duraundha Junction, about 16 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 Gonaria.

Gonaria is about 24 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonaria is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 4.6 km away. Maniar is about 15 km away. Duraundha Junction is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amhara (1.9 km), Kajrasan (2.0 km) and Harnathpur (2.0 km).

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

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