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About Ghunchapur Village

Ghunchapur is a mid sized village in Poundi Uproda tehsil, in the district of Korba, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 313 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 963 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghunchapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghunchapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Korba
Tehsil Poundi Uproda
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 963 hectares
Population 604
Male Population 313
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghunchapur compares

By the 2011 count Ghunchapur is the 120th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 901 residents. Its 963 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Ghunchapur

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

Ghunchapur lies about 22 km from Korba, and the nearest railway station is Gevra Road, 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 Ghunchapur
Nearest town Katghora 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Gevra Road 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Poundi Uproda 22 km
District headquarters Korba 22 km

Villages closest to Ghunchapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poundi Uproda 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 Ghunchapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghunchapur village had a population of 604. That makes it the 120th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 901 residents.

Ghunchapur village has 313 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghunchapur has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Ghunchapur is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghunchapur covers 963 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghunchapur falls under Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghunchapur is Gevra Road, 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 Ghunchapur.

Ghunchapur is about 22 km from Korba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghunchapur is in Poundi Uproda tehsil of Korba district. Katghora is about 4.1 km away. Gevra Road is about 20 km away. Poundi Uproda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghuchapur (under 2 km), Kenadad (under 2 km) and Gharipakhana (1.6 km).

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

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