About Ghonsi Village

Ghonsi is a mid sized village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 316 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.37 hectares hectares.

Ghonsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghonsi village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Gondiya
Tehsil	Salekasa
Area (hectares)	175.37 hectares
Population	667
Male Population	316
Female Population	351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,111
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 Ghonsi compares

By the 2011 count Ghonsi is the 55th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 175.37 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Ghonsi

Ghonsi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghonsi 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 Ghonsi from other places

Ghonsi lies about 31 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dhanoli, about 2.4 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 Ghonsi
Nearest railway station	Dhanoli	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Salekasa	6.4 km
District headquarters	Gondiya	31 km
Nearest town	Gondiā	31 km

Villages closest to Ghonsi

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

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Common questions about Ghonsi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghonsi village had a population of 667. That makes it the 55th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Ghonsi village has 316 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghonsi has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Ghonsi covers 175.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghonsi falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghonsi is Dhanoli, about 2.4 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 Ghonsi.

Ghonsi is about 31 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghonsi is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Dhanoli is about 2.4 km away. Salekasa is about 6.4 km away. Gondiya is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.