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About Goonga Village

Goonga is a large village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,484, made up of 2,413 males and 2,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goonga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goonga village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Sheo
Pincode 344705
Area (hectares) 7314 hectares
Population 4,484
Male Population 2,413
Female Population 2,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goonga compares

By the 2011 count Goonga is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 7314 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Goonga

Goonga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Goonga 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. The nearest villages by name are Gadraroad Ber Seeng Desar, Gangapura, Gapan Talai and Girab. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Goonga

As per the Census of India 2011, Goonga village had a population of 4,484. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Goonga village has 2,413 males and 2,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goonga has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Goonga is 344705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goonga covers 7314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Goonga falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Goonga notes the nearest railway station 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 Goonga.

Goonga is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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