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About Gondai Village

Gondai is a mid sized village in Khuntpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 337 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gondai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gondai village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Khuntpani
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 337
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gondai compares

By the 2011 count Gondai is the 48th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 723 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Gondai

Gondai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gondai 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gondai from other places

Gondai lies about 23 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 4.2 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 Gondai
Nearest railway station Rajkharsawan Junction 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Khuntpani 13 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 16 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Gondai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gondai village had a population of 668. That makes it the 48th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 723 residents.

Gondai village has 337 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gondai has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Gondai is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gondai covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gondai falls under Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gondai is Rajkharsawan Junction, about 4.2 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 10+ km distance for Gondai.

Gondai is about 23 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gondai is in Khuntpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Rajkharsawan Junction is about 4.2 km away. Khuntpani is about 13 km away. Chāībāsa is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tungi (under 2 km), Badea (under 2 km) and Janumbera (1.7 km).

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

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