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About Gunjung Village

Gunjung is a mid sized village in Haflong tehsil, in the district of Dima Hasao, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,515, made up of 777 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.94 hectares hectares.

Gunjung Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunjung village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dima Hasao
Tehsil Haflong
Area (hectares) 201.94 hectares
Population 1,515
Male Population 777
Female Population 738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunjung compares

By the 2011 count Gunjung is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 218 residents. Its 201.94 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gunjung

Gunjung is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gunjung as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gunjung from other places

Gunjung lies about 10 km from Dima Hasao, and the nearest railway station is Kalachand, about 12 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gunjung
District headquarters Dima Hasao 10 km
Nearest railway station Kalachand 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Haflong 17 km
Nearest town Hāflong 17 km

Villages closest to Gunjung

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haflong tehsil.

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 Gunjung

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunjung village had a population of 1,515. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 218 residents.

Gunjung village has 777 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunjung has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Gunjung covers 201.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gunjung falls under Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Gunjung is Kalachand, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gunjung.

Gunjung is about 10 km from Dima Hasao in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunjung is in Haflong tehsil of Dima Hasao district. Dima Hasao is about 10 km away. Kalachand is about 12 km away. Haflong is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ashrang (2.0 km), Guliabra (2.3 km) and Delaisa (2.4 km).

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

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