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About Gufani Village

Gufani is a mid sized village in Bastar tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 288 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gufani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gufani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bastar
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 368.08 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 288
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gufani compares

By the 2011 count Gufani is the 92nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 368.08 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Gufani

Gufani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gufani as Available. 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. The nearest villages by name are Dubey Umergaon, Ghat Lohanga, Ghatkawali and Ghotiya. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gufani

As per the Census of India 2011, Gufani village had a population of 551. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Gufani village has 288 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gufani has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Gufani is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gufani covers 368.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gufani falls under Bastar tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gufani notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gufani is in Bastar tehsil of Bastar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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