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About Gonda Village

Gonda is a large village in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,789, made up of 2,455 males and 2,334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Meral
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 645.53 hectares
Population 4,789
Male Population 2,455
Female Population 2,334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gonda compares

By the 2011 count Gonda is the 6th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 645.53 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Gonda

The census records public bus service for Gonda as Available within 10+ 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gonda from other places

Gonda lies about 12 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 2.1 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 Gonda
Tehsil headquarters Meral 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 2.1 km
District headquarters Garhwa 12 km

Villages closest to Gonda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonda village had a population of 4,789. That makes it the 6th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Gonda village has 2,455 males and 2,334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonda has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Gonda is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gonda covers 645.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gonda falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gonda is Meralgram, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gonda.

Gonda is about 12 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonda is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Meral is about 1.6 km away. Meralgram is about 2.1 km away. Garhwa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meral (1.6 km), Lakhaea (1.8 km) and Tenar (2.9 km).

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

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