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About Gontha Village

Gontha is one of the larger villages in Ghosi tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,878, made up of 5,060 males and 4,818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 275303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gontha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gontha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Ghosi
Pincode 275303
Area (hectares) 559.02 hectares
Population 9,878
Male Population 5,060
Female Population 4,818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gontha compares

By the 2011 count Gontha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents. Its 559.02 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Gontha

The census records public bus service for Gontha 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gontha from other places

Gontha lies about 33 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Muradpur, about under 2 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 Gontha
Nearest railway station Muradpur under 2 km
Nearest town Chillupār 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghosi 15 km
District headquarters Mau 33 km

Villages closest to Gontha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gontha village had a population of 9,878. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents.

Gontha village has 5,060 males and 4,818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gontha has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Gontha is 275303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gontha covers 559.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gontha falls under Ghosi tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gontha is Muradpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gontha.

Gontha is about 33 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gontha is in Ghosi tehsil of Mau district. Muradpur is about under 2 km away. Chillupār is about 5.1 km away. Ghosi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basiyaram Kast (under 2 km), Farsara Khurd (under 2 km) and Tikari Khurd (1.5 km).

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

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