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About Gonha Village

Gonha is a mid sized village in Kuhi tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 698 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.08 hectares hectares.

Gonha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonha village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Kuhi
Area (hectares) 370.08 hectares
Population 1,336
Male Population 698
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gonha compares

By the 2011 count Gonha is the 20th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 370.08 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gonha

Gonha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gonha as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gonha from other places

Gonha lies about 58 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 26 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 Gonha
Nearest town Pawni 21 km
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuhi 26 km
District headquarters Nagpur 58 km

Villages closest to Gonha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonha village had a population of 1,336. That makes it the 20th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Gonha village has 698 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonha has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Gonha covers 370.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gonha falls under Kuhi tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gonha is Bhiwapur, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Gonha.

Gonha is about 58 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonha is in Kuhi tehsil of Nagpur district. Pawni is about 21 km away. Bhiwapur is about 26 km away. Kuhi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tudka (1.8 km), Khokarla (2.0 km) and Maloda (3.1 km).

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

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