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About Gongi Village

Gongi is a small village in Chincholi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 212, made up of 106 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gongi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gongi village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chincholi
Pincode 585325
Area (hectares) 187.02 hectares
Population 212
Male Population 106
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gongi compares

By the 2011 count Gongi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 187.02 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gongi

Gongi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gongi 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 Gongi from other places

Gongi lies about 33 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Nawadgi, about 17 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 Gongi
Nearest railway station Nawadgi 17 km
Nearest town Chitaguppa 26 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 33 km
Tehsil headquarters Chincholi 34 km

Villages closest to Gongi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gongi village had a population of 212. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Gongi village has 106 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gongi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Gongi is 585325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gongi covers 187.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gongi falls under Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gongi is Nawadgi, about 17 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 Gongi.

Gongi is about 33 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gongi is in Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Nawadgi is about 17 km away. Chitaguppa is about 26 km away. Gulbarga is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukramba (1.9 km), Dhuttarga (3.6 km) and Ratkal (4.3 km).

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

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