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About Gonjhi Village

Gonjhi is a mid sized village in Nainpur tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,224, made up of 592 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556 hectares hectares.

Gonjhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonjhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Nainpur
Area (hectares) 556 hectares
Population 1,224
Male Population 592
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gonjhi compares

By the 2011 count Gonjhi is the 27th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 834 residents. Its 556 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Gonjhi

Gonjhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gonjhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gonjhi from other places

Gonjhi lies about 32 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Dhatura Alipur, about 3.6 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 Gonjhi
Nearest railway station Dhatura Alipur 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Nainpur 5.6 km
District headquarters Mandla 32 km

Villages closest to Gonjhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonjhi village had a population of 1,224. That makes it the 27th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 834 residents.

Gonjhi village has 592 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonjhi has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Gonjhi covers 556 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gonjhi falls under Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gonjhi is Dhatura Alipur, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gonjhi is about 32 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonjhi is in Nainpur tehsil of Mandla district. Dhatura Alipur is about 3.6 km away. Nainpur is about 5.6 km away. Mandla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chirai Dongri Mal (under 2 km), Payli Mal (under 2 km) and Bijegaon (1.8 km).

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

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