About Gunwanti Village

Gunwanti is one of the larger villages in Raniganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,518, made up of 3,861 males and 3,657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 555.2 hectares hectares.

Gunwanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunwanti village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Raniganj
Area (hectares)	555.2 hectares
Population	7,518
Male Population	3,861
Female Population	3,657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunwanti compares

By the 2011 count Gunwanti is the 17th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents. Its 555.2 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gunwanti

Gunwanti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gunwanti as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gunwanti from other places

Gunwanti lies about 22 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, 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 Gunwanti
Tehsil headquarters	Raniganj	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Haldita Bihar	12 km
District headquarters	Araria	22 km
Nearest town	Arāria	22 km

Villages closest to Gunwanti

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

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Common questions about Gunwanti

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunwanti village had a population of 7,518. That makes it the 17th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,660 residents.

Gunwanti village has 3,861 males and 3,657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunwanti has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Gunwanti covers 555.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gunwanti falls under Raniganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gunwanti is Haldita Bihar, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gunwanti.

Gunwanti is about 22 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunwanti is in Raniganj tehsil of Araria district. Raniganj is about 8.2 km away. Haldita Bihar is about 12 km away. Araria is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.