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About Gujra Village

Gujra is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,622, made up of 803 males and 819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491111, 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 Patan
Pincode 491111
Area (hectares) 580.2 hectares
Population 1,622
Male Population 803
Female Population 819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gujra compares

By the 2011 count Gujra is the 50th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 580.2 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

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 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 Gujra from other places

Gujra lies about 31 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Risama, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Patan 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Risama 20 km
Nearest town Bhilai 23 km
District headquarters Durg 31 km

Villages closest to Gujra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan 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 1,622. That makes it the 50th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Gujra village has 803 males and 819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gujra has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Gujra is 491111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gujra covers 580.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gujra falls under Patan tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gujra is Risama, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gujra.

Gujra is about 31 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 Patan tehsil of Durg district. Patan is about 2.7 km away. Risama is about 20 km away. Bhilai is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matia (1.9 km), Kasahi (2.2 km) and Semri (2.3 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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