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About Ghonsi Village

Ghonsi is a large village in Jalkot tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,119, made up of 1,639 males and 1,480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1899 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 417517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghonsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghonsi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Jalkot
Pincode 417517
Area (hectares) 1899 hectares
Population 3,119
Male Population 1,639
Female Population 1,480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghonsi compares

By the 2011 count Ghonsi is the 6th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,855 residents. Its 1899 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Ghonsi

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

Ghonsi lies about 64 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Udgir, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Jalkot 14 km
Nearest town Udgīr 14 km
Nearest railway station Udgir 14 km
District headquarters Latur 64 km

Villages closest to Ghonsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghonsi village had a population of 3,119. That makes it the 6th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,855 residents.

Ghonsi village has 1,639 males and 1,480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghonsi has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Ghonsi is 417517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghonsi covers 1899 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghonsi falls under Jalkot tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghonsi is Udgir, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Ghonsi.

Ghonsi is about 64 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghonsi is in Jalkot tehsil of Latur district. Jalkot is about 14 km away. Udgīr is about 14 km away. Udgir is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhondwadi (1.7 km), Ekurka Kh (4.5 km) and Gutti (4.5 km).

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

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