Gonda

This page provides an overview of Gonda: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

16,944,566
Population
2,669,266
Households
922
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
48.68%
Approx. literacy

Gonda has an aggregated population of 16,944,566. Approximately 40.53% live in rural areas (6,867,838) and 2.66% live in urban areas (450,058).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 6,867,838 3
Colonelganj 2,529,365 390
Gonda 3,356,200 592
Mankapur 1,923,011 482
Tarabganj 2,268,152 365

Population summary

Gonda has a population of 16,944,566 (8,817,642 males and 8,126,924 females). The sex ratio is about 922 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population16,944,566
Male8,817,642
Female8,126,924
Rural population6,867,838 (40.53%)
Urban population450,058 (2.66%)
Households2,669,266

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 48.68%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates8,249,141
Total illiterates8,695,425

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 2,643,661 (15.6%). ST: 4,106 (0.02%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC2,643,66115.6%
ST4,1060.02%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 2,833,526 (16.72%). Workers: 5,786,277 (34.15%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)2,833,52616.72%
Total workers5,786,27734.15%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Gonda 3,433,919
Gonda 3,208,890
Gonda 1,169,971
Gonda 1,016,258
Colonelganj 855,636
Colonelganj 818,093
Tarabganj 761,822
Tarabganj 744,508
Mankapur 646,490
Mankapur 630,031