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About Gundam Village

Gundam is a small village in Usur tehsil, in the district of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 115 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundam village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bijapur
Tehsil Usur
Pincode 493559
Area (hectares) 354.74 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 115
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gundam compares

By the 2011 count Gundam is the 82nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 453 residents. Its 354.74 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Gundam

Gundam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gundam as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Gundam from other places

Gundam lies about 42 km from Bijapur, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 38 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 Gundam
Tehsil headquarters Usur 23 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 38 km
District headquarters Bijapur 42 km
Nearest town Bacheli 42 km

Villages closest to Gundam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundam village had a population of 245. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 453 residents.

Gundam village has 115 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundam has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Gundam is 493559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundam covers 354.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gundam falls under Usur tehsil of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gundam is Kirandul, about 38 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gundam.

Gundam is about 42 km from Bijapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundam is in Usur tehsil of Bijapur district. Usur is about 23 km away. Kirandul is about 38 km away. Bijapur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnagelur (3.1 km), Chutwahi (3.4 km) and Tekalgudiyam (3.9 km).

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

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