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About Ghunchanpali Village

Ghunchanpali is a mid sized village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 236 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghunchanpali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghunchanpali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 495674
Area (hectares) 109.54 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 236
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghunchanpali compares

By the 2011 count Ghunchanpali is the 94th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 109.54 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ghunchanpali

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

Ghunchanpali lies about 5.5 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 44 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 Ghunchanpali
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 5.5 km
Nearest town Saraipali 34 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 44 km

Villages closest to Ghunchanpali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghunchanpali village had a population of 502. That makes it the 94th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Ghunchanpali village has 236 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghunchanpali has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Ghunchanpali is 495674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghunchanpali covers 109.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghunchanpali falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghunchanpali is Raigarh, about 44 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 Ghunchanpali.

Ghunchanpali is about 5.5 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghunchanpali is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 5.5 km away. Saraipali is about 34 km away. Raigarh is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tausir (under 2 km), Katangjori (under 2 km) and Katangpali (under 2 km).

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

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