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About Ghunchapali Village

Ghunchapali is a small village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 167 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghunchapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghunchapali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493449
Area (hectares) 133.59 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 167
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghunchapali compares

By the 2011 count Ghunchapali is the 200th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 133.59 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Ghunchapali

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

Ghunchapali lies about 15 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Arand, about 10 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 Ghunchapali
Nearest railway station Arand 10 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 15 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 20 km

Villages closest to Ghunchapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghunchapali village had a population of 320. That makes it the 200th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Ghunchapali village has 167 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghunchapali has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Ghunchapali is 493449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghunchapali covers 133.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghunchapali falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghunchapali is Arand, about 10 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 Ghunchapali.

Ghunchapali is about 15 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghunchapali is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Arand is about 10 km away. Mahasamund is about 15 km away. Mahāsamund is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumarpali (under 2 km), Amethi (1.7 km) and Tusda (2.0 km).

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

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