Gonda, Aligarh Explained

Gonda
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India#Asia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates:27.83°N 77.88°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Aligarh
Subdivision Type3:Tehsil
Subdivision Name3:Iglas
Elevation M:178
Population Total:8861
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:202124,202123
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:05724
Registration Plate:UP-81

Gonda is a town in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Gonda - The rapidly growing town is a commercial and educational hub for 80–100 villages located in this region (Lagasma). It is well connected by road and is a junction of Mathura-Raya-Gorai-Aligarh and Agra-Hathras-Iglas-Khair-Delhi road. It is situated at 21 km from G.T.Road at Aligarh, 23 km from Aligarh Junction Railway Station and 41 km from Taj Expressway at Tappal.

Gonda was developed in the last 25 years across the Iglas-Khair Road. It extends from Dhand towards Khair. However, there is limited good development seen on Gonda -Aligarh roads up to water tank. 21 km from Gonda is Aligarh city. The road from Gonda to Aligarh is called Gonda-Aligarh Road. Another Name of Gonda Area is Lagasama.Murwar is a village situated 5 km from Gonda on the Gonda Iglas Road (Also called Khair - Hathras road). Gonda is one of the upcoming blocks of Aligarh district. The block is outside the village near Bijalighar.

Demographics

India census,[1] Gonda had a population of about 7550 as per 2001 census.

Nearby villages

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 16 June 2004. 1 November 2008. Census Commission of India.