About Gongra Village

Gongra is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 520, made up of 243 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gongra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gongra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Birni
Pincode	825324
Area (hectares)	91 hectares
Population	520
Male Population	243
Female Population	277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,140
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gongra compares

By the 2011 count Gongra is the 115th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Gongra

Gongra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gongra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gongra from other places

Gongra lies about 72 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Gidhaur, 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 Gongra
Nearest railway station	Gidhaur	2.1 km
Nearest town	Jhajha	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Birni	28 km
District headquarters	Giridih	72 km

Villages closest to Gongra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gongra village had a population of 520. That makes it the 115th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Gongra village has 243 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gongra has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Gongra is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gongra covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gongra falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gongra is Gidhaur, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gongra.

Gongra is about 72 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gongra is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Gidhaur is about 2.1 km away. Jhajha is about 9.4 km away. Birni is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.