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About Gondwa Village

Gondwa is a small village in Mahmudabad tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 148, made up of 81 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 261202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gondwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gondwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Mahmudabad
Pincode 261202
Area (hectares) 37.28 hectares
Population 148
Male Population 81
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gondwa compares

By the 2011 count Gondwa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents. Its 37.28 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Gondwa

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

Gondwa lies about 41 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur, about 6.9 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 Gondwa
Nearest railway station Shankarpur 6.9 km
Nearest town Biswān 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahmudabad 20 km
District headquarters Sitapur 41 km

Villages closest to Gondwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gondwa village had a population of 148. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents.

Gondwa village has 81 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gondwa has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Gondwa is 261202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gondwa covers 37.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gondwa falls under Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gondwa is Shankarpur, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance for Gondwa.

Gondwa is about 41 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gondwa is in Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district. Shankarpur is about 6.9 km away. Biswān is about 9.1 km away. Mahmudabad is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadawapur (under 2 km), Pipri Chand (2.5 km) and Bhusana (3.0 km).

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

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