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About Gongra Village

Gongra is a small village in Maldah Old tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 93 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gongra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gongra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Maldah Old
Pincode 732141
Area (hectares) 51.09 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 93
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
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 Gongra compares

By the 2011 count Gongra is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents. Its 51.09 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gongra

Gongra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gongra 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. The nearest villages by name are Dudhabari, Fatepur, Goalchaita and Goalpara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gongra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gongra village had a population of 192. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,213 residents.

Gongra village has 93 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gongra has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Gongra is 732141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gongra covers 51.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gongra falls under Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gongra 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 - 10 km distance for Gongra.

Gongra is in Maldah Old tehsil of Maldah district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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