About Gonsua Village

Gonsua is a small village in Salcete tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 222, made up of 108 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gonsua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonsua village
Description	Value
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Tehsil	Salcete
Pincode	403713
Area (hectares)	47 hectares
Population	222
Male Population	108
Female Population	114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gonsua compares

By the 2011 count Gonsua is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1119.

Getting to Gonsua

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

Gonsua lies about 24 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Majorda Junction, about under 2 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 Gonsua
Nearest railway station	Majorda Junction	under 2 km
Nearest town	Madgaon	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salcete	24 km
District headquarters	South Goa	24 km

Villages closest to Gonsua

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

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Common questions about Gonsua

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonsua village had a population of 222. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,343 residents.

Gonsua village has 108 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonsua has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1119.

The pincode recorded for Gonsua is 403713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gonsua covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gonsua falls under Salcete tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Gonsua is Majorda Junction, about under 2 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 Gonsua.

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

Gonsua is in Salcete tehsil of South Goa district. Majorda Junction is about under 2 km away. Madgaon is about 6.3 km away. Salcete is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.