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About Gunjar Mari Village

Gunjar Mari is a mid sized village in Thakurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,809, made up of 941 males and 868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.9 hectares hectares.

Gunjar Mari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunjar Mari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Thakurganj
Area (hectares) 453.9 hectares
Population 1,809
Male Population 941
Female Population 868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gunjar Mari compares

By the 2011 count Gunjar Mari is the 42nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents. Its 453.9 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gunjar Mari

Gunjar Mari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gunjar Mari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gunjar Mari from other places

Gunjar Mari lies about 22 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 14 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 Gunjar Mari
Nearest town Bahādurganj under 2 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 14 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurganj 35 km

Villages closest to Gunjar Mari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurganj 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 Gunjar Mari

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunjar Mari village had a population of 1,809. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,363 residents.

Gunjar Mari village has 941 males and 868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunjar Mari has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Gunjar Mari covers 453.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gunjar Mari falls under Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gunjar Mari is Pawakhali, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gunjar Mari.

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

Gunjar Mari is in Thakurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Bahādurganj is about under 2 km away. Pawakhali is about 14 km away. Kishanganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaurdah (2.9 km), Jirangachh (4.1 km) and Gual Toli (4.2 km).

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

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