About Bhonka Village

Bhonka is one of the larger villages in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,491, made up of 2,864 males and 2,627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.5 hectares hectares.

Bhonka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhonka village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Gonda
Tehsil	Colonelganj
Area (hectares)	157.5 hectares
Population	5,491
Male Population	2,864
Female Population	2,627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhonka compares

By the 2011 count Bhonka is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 157.5 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bhonka

Bhonka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhonka as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bhonka from other places

Bhonka lies about 18 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Kasturi, about 5.6 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 Bhonka
Nearest railway station	Kasturi	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Colonelganj	8.9 km
District headquarters	Gonda	18 km

Villages closest to Bhonka

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Bhonka

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhonka village had a population of 5,491. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Bhonka village has 2,864 males and 2,627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhonka has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Bhonka covers 157.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhonka falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhonka is Kasturi, about 5.6 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhonka.

Bhonka is about 18 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhonka is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Kasturi is about 5.6 km away. Colonelganj is about 8.9 km away. Gonda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.