Gonal, Shorapur

Gonal is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India.[1][2] Administratively, Gonal is under Aldal gram panchayat, Shorapur Taluka of Yadgir District in Karnataka.[2] It lies on the left (north) bank of the Devapura Nala, a tributary of the Krishna River.[3] The village of Gonal is 2.6 km by road east of the village of Aldhal and 15 km by road southeast of the town of Shorapur. The nearest railhead is in Yadgir.[4]

Gonal
Village
Gonal
Gonal
Coordinates: 16°27′50″N 076°41′15″E
Country India
StateKarnataka
DistrictYadgir district
TalukaShorapur
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2001)
 • Total634
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Vehicle registrationKA
Websitekarnataka.gov.in

In 2006, planning was started for a small dam (weir) and hydroelectric plant on the Devapura Nala at Gonal.[3] The water impoundment area does not affect any farmland or structures.[3]

Demographics

As of 2001 census, Gonal had 634 inhabitants, with 330 males and 304 females.[5]

Notes
  1. 2001 Census Village code = 362300, "2001 Census of India: List of Villages by Tehsil: Karnataka" (PDF). Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. p. 138. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2012.
  2. 2011 Census Village code = 621005, "Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Aldal Gram Panchayat, Shorapur, Yadgir, Karnataka". Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013.
  3. "Gonal Small Hydro Project by South West Hydro: Clean Development Mechanism Project Design Document Form". United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. 22 December 2006.
  4. "Yadgir District Map Showing Railway Line". Yadgir District. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013.
  5. "Village wise statistics of Shorapur Taluka". Yadgir district. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013.


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