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About Gujra Village

Gujra is a mid sized village in Dondi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,617, made up of 810 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 679.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gujra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gujra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Dondi
Pincode 491226
Area (hectares) 679.74 hectares
Population 1,617
Male Population 810
Female Population 807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gujra compares

By the 2011 count Gujra is the 15th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 881 residents. Its 679.74 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Gujra

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

Gujra lies about 60 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhainsbod, about 2.5 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 Gujra
Nearest railway station Bhainsbod 2.5 km
Nearest town Balod 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dondi 21 km
District headquarters Durg 60 km

Villages closest to Gujra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gujra village had a population of 1,617. That makes it the 15th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 881 residents.

Gujra village has 810 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gujra has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Gujra is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gujra covers 679.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gujra falls under Dondi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gujra is Bhainsbod, about 2.5 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 Gujra.

Gujra is about 60 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gujra is in Dondi tehsil of Durg district. Bhainsbod is about 2.5 km away. Balod is about 10 km away. Dondi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danitola (1.8 km), Borid (2.0 km) and Suvarbor (2.1 km).

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

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