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About Gona Village

Gona is a mid sized village in Mainpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 409 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 724.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gona village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Mainpur
Pincode 493888
Area (hectares) 724.99 hectares
Population 803
Male Population 409
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gona compares

By the 2011 count Gona is the 56th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 739 residents. Its 724.99 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Gona

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

Gona lies about 135 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Turekala Road, about 84 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 Gona
Tehsil headquarters Mainpur 20 km
Nearest town Umarkot 51 km
Nearest railway station Turekala Road 84 km
District headquarters Raipur 135 km

Villages closest to Gona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gona village had a population of 803. That makes it the 56th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 739 residents.

Gona village has 409 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gona has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Gona is 493888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gona covers 724.99 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.

Gona falls under Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gona is Turekala Road, about 84 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 10+ km distance for Gona.

Gona is about 135 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gona is in Mainpur tehsil of Raipur district. Mainpur is about 20 km away. Umarkot is about 51 km away. Turekala Road is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suklabhatha (3.1 km), Dholsarai (3.2 km) and Shobha (4.6 km).

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

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