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About Gunu Village

Gunu is a mid sized village in Lailunga tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 362 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1120.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunu village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Lailunga
Pincode 496113
Area (hectares) 1120.94 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 362
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gunu compares

By the 2011 count Gunu is the 63rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,024 residents. Its 1120.94 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Gunu

Gunu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gunu as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ghatgaon, Ghiyar Munda, Gorhi and Gosaidihi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gunu

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunu village had a population of 739. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,024 residents.

Gunu village has 362 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunu has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Gunu is 496113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunu covers 1120.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gunu falls under Lailunga tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Gunu notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gunu.

Gunu is in Lailunga tehsil of Raigarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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