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About Gonga Village

Gonga is a large village in Mat tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,577, made up of 1,403 males and 1,174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares.

Gonga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonga village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Mat
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 2,577
Male Population 1,403
Female Population 1,174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gonga compares

By the 2011 count Gonga is the 52nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents. Its 196 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Gonga

The census records public bus service for Gonga 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gonga from other places

Gonga lies about 12 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Vrindavan, about 8.5 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 Gonga
Nearest town Rāya under 2 km
Nearest railway station Vrindavan 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mat 11 km
District headquarters Mathura 12 km

Villages closest to Gonga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonga village had a population of 2,577. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents.

Gonga village has 1,403 males and 1,174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonga has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Gonga covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gonga falls under Mat tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gonga is Vrindavan, about 8.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gonga.

Gonga is about 12 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonga is in Mat tehsil of Mathura district. Rāya is about under 2 km away. Vrindavan is about 8.5 km away. Mat is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suraj (under 2 km), Thana Amarsingh (under 2 km) and Saur (2.4 km).

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

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