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About Gondpur Village

Gondpur is a mid sized village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 555 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gondpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gondpur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 82.19 hectares
Population 1,024
Male Population 555
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gondpur compares

By the 2011 count Gondpur is the 46th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 82.19 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gondpur

Gondpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gondpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gondpur from other places

Gondpur lies about 32 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 43 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 Gondpur
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 3.1 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 3.1 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 32 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 43 km

Villages closest to Gondpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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 Gondpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gondpur village had a population of 1,024. That makes it the 46th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Gondpur village has 555 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gondpur has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Gondpur is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gondpur covers 82.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gondpur falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gondpur is Dehradun, about 43 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gondpur.

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

Gondpur is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 3.1 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 3.1 km away. Sirmaur 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 Taruwala (under 2 km), Up Sampda Taruwala (under 2 km) and Behrewala (1.6 km).

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

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