Gonda, Raebareli

Gonda is a village in Sareni block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2] It is located 22 km from Lalganj, the tehsil headquarters.[3] As of 2011, it has a population of 403 people, in 88 households.[2] It has no schools and no healthcare facilities, and does not host a weekly haat or a permanent market.[2] It belongs to the nyaya panchayat of Raipur.[4]

Gonda
Village
Map showing Gonda (#727) in Sareni CD block
Gonda Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 26.074517°N 80.799281°E / 26.074517; 80.799281[1]
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Raebareli
Area [2]
• Total	1.171 km2 (0.452 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	723
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	UP-35

The 1951 census recorded Gonda as comprising 1 hamlet, with a total population of 282 people (139 male and 143 female), in 56 households and 47 physical houses.[5] The area of the village was given as 285 acres.[5] 17 residents were literate, 15 male and 2 female.[5] The village was listed as belonging to the pargana of Sareni and the thana of Sareni.[5]

The 1961 census recorded Gonda as comprising 2 hamlets, with a total population of 307 people (143 male and 164 female), in 59 households and 51 physical houses.[6] The area of the village was given as 285 acres.[6]

The 1981 census recorded Gonda as having a population of 464 people, in 85 households, and having an area of 123.82 hectares.[3] The main staple foods were given as wheat and rice.[3]

The 1991 census recorded Gonda as having a total population of 538 people (278 male and 260 female), in 90 households and 90 physical houses.[4] The area of the village was listed as 117 hectares.[4] Members of the 0-6 age group numbered 104, or 19% of the total; this group was 59% male (61) and 41% female (43).[4] Members of scheduled castes made up 40% of the village's population, while no members of scheduled tribes were recorded.[4] The literacy rate of the village was 41% (147 men and 73 women).[4] 151 people were classified as main workers (121 men and 30 women), while 0 people were classified as marginal workers; the remaining 377 residents were non-workers.[4] The breakdown of main workers by employment category was as follows: 70 cultivators (i.e. people who owned or leased their own land); 63 agricultural labourers (i.e. people who worked someone else's land in return for payment); 0 workers in livestock, forestry, fishing, hunting, plantations, orchards, etc.; 0 in mining and quarrying; 0 household industry workers; 1 worker employed in other manufacturing, processing, service, and repair roles; 0 construction workers; 2 employed in trade and commerce; 0 employed in transport, storage, and communications; and 15 in other services.[4]