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About Gontya Village

Gontya is a large village in Bhagwanpura tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,634, made up of 1,343 males and 1,291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 909.33 hectares hectares.

Gontya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gontya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhagwanpura
Area (hectares) 909.33 hectares
Population 2,634
Male Population 1,343
Female Population 1,291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gontya compares

By the 2011 count Gontya is the 19th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,771 residents. Its 909.33 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 987.

Getting to Gontya

Gontya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gontya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dharampuri, Dhulkot, Gadi and Galtar. 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.

Common questions about Gontya

As per the Census of India 2011, Gontya village had a population of 2,634. That makes it the 19th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,771 residents.

Gontya village has 1,343 males and 1,291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gontya has about 961 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 987.

Gontya covers 909.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gontya falls under Bhagwanpura tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Gontya notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Gontya.

Gontya is in Bhagwanpura tehsil of Khargone 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.

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

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