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About Ghunchapali Village

Ghunchapali is a mid sized village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 333 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, 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 Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 219.32 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 333
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
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 100th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 219.32 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

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 110 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Barpali, about 47 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
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 16 km
Nearest railway station Barpali 47 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 110 km

Villages closest to Ghunchapali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saraipali 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 699. That makes it the 100th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Ghunchapali village has 333 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghunchapali has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Ghunchapali is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghunchapali covers 219.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghunchapali falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghunchapali is Barpali, about 47 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 110 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 Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 16 km away. Barpali is about 47 km away. Mahasamund is about 110 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagduwari (under 2 km), Bajibahal (2.0 km) and Manpali (2.2 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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