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About Kunjara Village

Kunjara is a mid sized village in Kunkuri tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 444 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunjara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunjara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Kunkuri
Pincode 496225
Area (hectares) 311.62 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 444
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunjara compares

By the 2011 count Kunjara is the 38th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 905 residents. Its 311.62 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kunjara

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

Kunjara lies about 16 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanaroan, about 66 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 Kunjara
District headquarters Jashpur 16 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunkuri 34 km
Nearest railway station Kanaroan 66 km

Villages closest to Kunjara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunjara village had a population of 824. That makes it the 38th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 905 residents.

Kunjara village has 444 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunjara has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kunjara is 496225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunjara covers 311.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunjara falls under Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kunjara is Kanaroan, about 66 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 Kunjara.

Kunjara is about 16 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunjara is in Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district. Jashpur is about 16 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 16 km away. Kunkuri 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 Barangjor (under 2 km), Beharakhar (under 2 km) and Charaikhara (under 2 km).

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

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