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About Gongla Village

Gongla is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 86 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gongla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gongla village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 494444
Area (hectares) 162.92 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 86
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gongla compares

By the 2011 count Gongla is the 137th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 162.92 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Gongla

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

Gongla lies about 13 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 56 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 Gongla
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 13 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 56 km

Villages closest to Gongla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gongla village had a population of 172. That makes it the 137th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Gongla village has 86 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gongla has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Gongla is 494444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gongla covers 162.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gongla falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gongla is Antagarh, about 56 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 village for Gongla.

Gongla is about 13 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gongla is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 13 km away. Nārāinpur is about 13 km away. Antagarh is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benoor (under 2 km), Gotabenoor (under 2 km) and Malechur (1.8 km).

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

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