About Gontha Village

Gontha is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 961, made up of 508 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gontha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gontha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chhatarpur
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	294 hectares
Population	961
Male Population	508
Female Population	453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gontha compares

By the 2011 count Gontha is the 55th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Gontha

Gontha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gontha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dinadag, Dumaria, Dundur and Gamharia. 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.

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Common questions about Gontha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gontha village had a population of 961. That makes it the 55th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Gontha village has 508 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gontha has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Gontha is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gontha covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gontha falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gontha.

Gontha is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu 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.