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About Ghunghunkotha Village

Ghunghunkotha is a large village in Gorakhpur tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,476, made up of 1,339 males and 1,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273015, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghunghunkotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghunghunkotha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gorakhpur
Pincode 273015
Area (hectares) 54.08 hectares
Population 2,476
Male Population 1,339
Female Population 1,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ghunghunkotha compares

By the 2011 count Ghunghunkotha is the 108th largest of the 419 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 54.08 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Ghunghunkotha

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

How far is Ghunghunkotha from other places

Ghunghunkotha lies about 5.5 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Domingarh, about 2.8 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 Ghunghunkotha
Nearest railway station Domingarh 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gorakhpur 5.5 km

Villages closest to Ghunghunkotha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghunghunkotha village had a population of 2,476. That makes it the 108th largest of the 419 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Ghunghunkotha village has 1,339 males and 1,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghunghunkotha has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Ghunghunkotha is 273015. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghunghunkotha covers 54.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghunghunkotha falls under Gorakhpur tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghunghunkotha is Domingarh, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghunghunkotha.

Ghunghunkotha is about 5.5 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghunghunkotha is in Gorakhpur tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Domingarh is about 2.8 km away. Gorakhpur is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balua (under 2 km), Domin Garh (under 2 km) and Sihoria (1.9 km).

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

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