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About Gondara Village

Gondara is a large village in Jaitu tehsil, in the district of Faridkot, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,492, made up of 1,296 males and 1,196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 735.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gondara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gondara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Faridkot
Tehsil Jaitu
Pincode 151208
Area (hectares) 735.44 hectares
Population 2,492
Male Population 1,296
Female Population 1,196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gondara compares

By the 2011 count Gondara is the 25th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents. Its 735.44 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Gondara

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

Gondara lies about 28 km from Faridkot, and the nearest railway station is Ajit Gill Matta, about 11 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 Gondara
Tehsil headquarters Jaitu 10 km
Nearest town Jaito 10 km
Nearest railway station Ajit Gill Matta 11 km
District headquarters Faridkot 28 km

Villages closest to Gondara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gondara village had a population of 2,492. That makes it the 25th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents.

Gondara village has 1,296 males and 1,196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gondara has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Gondara is 151208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gondara covers 735.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gondara falls under Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gondara is Ajit Gill Matta, about 11 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 village for Gondara.

Gondara is about 28 km from Faridkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gondara is in Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district. Jaitu is about 10 km away. Jaito is about 10 km away. Ajit Gill Matta is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhakharwala (3.0 km), Bargari (3.2 km) and Lambwali (3.4 km).

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

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