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About Gonhant Village

Gonhant is a mid sized village in Sambhal tehsil, in the district of Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,963, made up of 1,038 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.51 hectares hectares.

Gonhant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gonhant village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Moradabad
Tehsil Sambhal
Area (hectares) 259.51 hectares
Population 1,963
Male Population 1,038
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Gonhant compares

By the 2011 count Gonhant is the 146th largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 259.51 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Gonhant

Gonhant is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gonhant 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 Gonhant from other places

Gonhant lies about 50 km from Moradabad. 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 Gonhant
Tehsil headquarters Sambhal 16 km
District headquarters Moradabad 50 km

Villages closest to Gonhant

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gonhant village had a population of 1,963. That makes it the 146th largest of the 362 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Gonhant village has 1,038 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gonhant has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Gonhant covers 259.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gonhant falls under Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Gonhant notes the nearest railway station 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 Gonhant.

Gonhant is about 50 km from Moradabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gonhant is in Sambhal tehsil of Moradabad district. Sambhal is about 16 km away. Moradabad is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karanpur Kayast (1.6 km), Sihawli (1.8 km) and Sakarpur Taranpur (2.4 km).

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

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