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About Gunsej Village

Gunsej is a large village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,529, made up of 1,297 males and 1,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 320 hectares hectares.

Gunsej Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunsej village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 320 hectares
Population 2,529
Male Population 1,297
Female Population 1,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunsej compares

By the 2011 count Gunsej is the 17th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 320 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Gunsej

Gunsej is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gunsej as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gunsej from other places

Gunsej lies about 79 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 15 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 Gunsej
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 11 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Shaheed Baba Parav Halt 15 km
District headquarters Rohtas 79 km

Villages closest to Gunsej

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunsej village had a population of 2,529. That makes it the 17th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Gunsej village has 1,297 males and 1,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunsej has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Gunsej covers 320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gunsej falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gunsej is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gunsej.

Gunsej is about 79 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunsej is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 11 km away. Bikramganj is about 14 km away. Shaheed Baba Parav Halt is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakra (under 2 km), Lohra (under 2 km) and Bhainsra (1.9 km).

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

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