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About Goontha Village

Goontha is a mid sized village in Keshoraipatan tehsil, in the district of Bundi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 288 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 886 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 323803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Goontha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Goontha village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bundi
Tehsil Keshoraipatan
Pincode 323803
Area (hectares) 886 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 288
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Goontha compares

By the 2011 count Goontha is the 71st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 886 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, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Goontha

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

Goontha lies about 41 km from Bundi, and the nearest railway station is Kapren, 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 Goontha
Nearest railway station Kapren 14 km
Nearest town Kāpren 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshoraipatan 30 km
District headquarters Bundi 41 km

Villages closest to Goontha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Goontha village had a population of 540. That makes it the 71st largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Goontha village has 288 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Goontha has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Goontha is 323803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Goontha covers 886 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.

Goontha falls under Keshoraipatan tehsil of Bundi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Goontha is Kapren, 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 village for Goontha.

Goontha is about 41 km from Bundi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Goontha is in Keshoraipatan tehsil of Bundi district. Kapren is about 14 km away. Kāpren is about 17 km away. Keshoraipatan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gendoli Khurd Ki Jhonpariyan (1.6 km), Jhadol (3.1 km) and Dheengsi (4.0 km).

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

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