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About Gongwada Village

Gongwada is a large village in Pansemal tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,392, made up of 1,195 males and 1,197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.96 hectares hectares.

Gongwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gongwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Pansemal
Area (hectares) 312.96 hectares
Population 2,392
Male Population 1,195
Female Population 1,197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gongwada compares

By the 2011 count Gongwada is the 13th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 312.96 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Gongwada

Gongwada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gongwada as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gongwada from other places

Gongwada lies about 45 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Ranala, about 41 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 Gongwada
Tehsil headquarters Pansemal 4.6 km
Nearest town Shāhāda 26 km
Nearest railway station Ranala 41 km
District headquarters Barwani 45 km

Villages closest to Gongwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gongwada village had a population of 2,392. That makes it the 13th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Gongwada village has 1,195 males and 1,197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gongwada has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Gongwada covers 312.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gongwada falls under Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gongwada is Ranala, about 41 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 village for Gongwada.

Gongwada is about 45 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gongwada is in Pansemal tehsil of Barwani district. Pansemal is about 4.6 km away. Shāhāda is about 26 km away. Ranala is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahur (under 2 km), Kansul (2.3 km) and Amda (2.5 km).

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

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