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About Gonha Village

Gonha is a mid sized village in Hata tehsil, in the district of Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 458 males and 584 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,275 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.57 hectares hectares.

Gonha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kushinagar
Tehsil Hata
Area (hectares) 139.57 hectares
Population 1,042
Male Population 458
Female Population 584
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,275
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gonha compares

By the 2011 count Gonha is the 274th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents. Its 139.57 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Gonha

Gonha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gonha as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gonha from other places

Gonha lies about 17 km from Kushinagar, and the nearest railway station is Bodarwar, about 12 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 Gonha
Tehsil headquarters Hata 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Bodarwar 12 km
District headquarters Kushinagar 17 km

Villages closest to Gonha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonha village had a population of 1,042. That makes it the 274th largest of the 346 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,299 residents.

Gonha village has 458 males and 584 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonha has about 1275 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Gonha covers 139.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gonha falls under Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gonha is Bodarwar, about 12 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 - 10 km distance for Gonha.

Gonha is about 17 km from Kushinagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonha is in Hata tehsil of Kushinagar district. Hata is about 8.0 km away. Bodarwar is about 12 km away. Kushinagar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aziz Nagar (under 2 km), Harpur Barwa (under 2 km) and Moti Chak (1.8 km).

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

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