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About Gonang Village

Gonang is a small village in Kalpa tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 6 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 2,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gonang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Kalpa
Pincode 171207
Area (hectares) 268.12 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 6
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 2,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gonang compares

By the 2011 count Gonang is the 32nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 268.12 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Gonang

Gonang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gonang as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhar Tikulrung Thar, Dhar Yutingra, Dumdumka and Duni. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gonang

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonang village had a population of 18. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Gonang village has 6 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonang has about 2000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Gonang is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gonang covers 268.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gonang falls under Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gonang notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gonang.

Gonang is in Kalpa tehsil of Kinnaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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