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About Gointha Village

Gointha is a mid sized village in Manjhanpur tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,367, made up of 698 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.76 hectares hectares.

Gointha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gointha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kaushambi
Tehsil Manjhanpur
Area (hectares) 287.76 hectares
Population 1,367
Male Population 698
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gointha compares

By the 2011 count Gointha is the 149th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 287.76 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gointha

Gointha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gointha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gointha from other places

Gointha lies about 23 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh, about 19 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 Gointha
Nearest railway station Bargarh 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjhanpur 23 km
District headquarters Kaushambi 23 km
Nearest town Kunda 44 km

Villages closest to Gointha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gointha village had a population of 1,367. That makes it the 149th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Gointha village has 698 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gointha has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Gointha covers 287.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gointha falls under Manjhanpur tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gointha is Bargarh, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gointha.

Gointha is about 23 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gointha is in Manjhanpur tehsil of Kaushambi district. Bargarh is about 19 km away. Manjhanpur is about 23 km away. Kaushambi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Sirsi (under 2 km), Dhekahai (1.7 km) and Makadumpur Dhokasaha (1.8 km).

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

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