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About Gongal Village

Gongal is a mid sized village in Mahasamund tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 349 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495683, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gongal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gongal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Mahasamund
Pincode 495683
Area (hectares) 187.22 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 349
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gongal compares

By the 2011 count Gongal is the 106th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 187.22 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Gongal

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

Gongal lies about 32 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bhimkhoj, about 19 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 Gongal
Nearest railway station Bhimkhoj 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahasamund 32 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 32 km

Villages closest to Gongal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gongal village had a population of 705. That makes it the 106th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Gongal village has 349 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gongal has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Gongal is 495683. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gongal covers 187.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gongal falls under Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gongal is Bhimkhoj, about 19 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gongal.

Gongal is about 32 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gongal is in Mahasamund tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bhimkhoj is about 19 km away. Mahasamund is about 32 km away. Mahāsamund is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarekel (under 2 km), Turenga (2.1 km) and Turidih (2.1 km).

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

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