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About Junwani Village

Junwani is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,404, made up of 711 males and 693 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Junwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Junwani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 493338
Area (hectares) 360.97 hectares
Population 1,404
Male Population 711
Female Population 693
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Junwani compares

By the 2011 count Junwani is the 38th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 360.97 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Junwani

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

Junwani lies about 32 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 24 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 Junwani
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 2.4 km
Nearest town Mungeli 18 km
Nearest railway station Belha 24 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Junwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Junwani village had a population of 1,404. That makes it the 38th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Junwani village has 711 males and 693 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Junwani has about 975 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 968.

The pincode recorded for Junwani is 493338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Junwani covers 360.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Junwani falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Junwani is Belha, about 24 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 village for Junwani.

Junwani is about 32 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Junwani is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 2.4 km away. Mungeli is about 18 km away. Belha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dalpurwa (under 2 km), Dakachaka (1.7 km) and Dani Pendri (2.9 km).

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

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