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About Gunjiyabod Village

Gunjiyabod is a mid sized village in Jaijaipur tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,262, made up of 643 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunjiyabod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunjiyabod village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Jaijaipur
Pincode 495661
Area (hectares) 207.62 hectares
Population 1,262
Male Population 643
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunjiyabod compares

By the 2011 count Gunjiyabod is the 51st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents. Its 207.62 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Gunjiyabod

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

Gunjiyabod lies about 35 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Jetha, about 13 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 Gunjiyabod
Nearest railway station Jetha 13 km
Nearest town Saktī 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaijaipur 34 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 35 km

Villages closest to Gunjiyabod

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunjiyabod village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 51st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,555 residents.

Gunjiyabod village has 643 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunjiyabod has about 963 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 1022.

The pincode recorded for Gunjiyabod is 495661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunjiyabod covers 207.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gunjiyabod falls under Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gunjiyabod is Jetha, about 13 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 Gunjiyabod.

Gunjiyabod is about 35 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunjiyabod is in Jaijaipur tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Jetha is about 13 km away. Saktī is about 16 km away. Jaijaipur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumhari Pathan (17 km), Raipura (18 km) and Sirli (18 km).

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

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