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About Gondwa Village

Gondwa is a mid sized village in Sohawal tehsil, in the district of Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 626 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gondwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gondwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Faizabad
Tehsil Sohawal
Pincode 224126
Area (hectares) 199.79 hectares
Population 1,244
Male Population 626
Female Population 618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gondwa compares

By the 2011 count Gondwa is the 111th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 199.79 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Gondwa

Gondwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gondwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gondwa from other places

Gondwa lies about 28 km from Faizabad, and the nearest railway station is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 7.4 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 Gondwa
Nearest railway station Khajurhat Railway Station 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohawal 28 km
District headquarters Faizabad 28 km
Nearest town Fyzābād 28 km

Villages closest to Gondwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gondwa village had a population of 1,244. That makes it the 111th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Gondwa village has 626 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gondwa has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Gondwa is 224126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gondwa covers 199.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gondwa falls under Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gondwa is Khajurhat Railway Station, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gondwa.

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

Gondwa is in Sohawal tehsil of Faizabad district. Khajurhat Railway Station is about 7.4 km away. Sohawal is about 28 km away. Faizabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paliagoa (9.8 km), Pindwa (10 km) and Manapur (11 km).

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

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