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About Kunjara Village

Kunjara is a mid sized village in Lailunga tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,872, made up of 958 males and 914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 647.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunjara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunjara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Lailunga
Pincode 496113
Area (hectares) 647.21 hectares
Population 1,872
Male Population 958
Female Population 914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kunjara compares

By the 2011 count Kunjara is the 17th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,024 residents. Its 647.21 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kunjara

Kunjara 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 Kunjara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kunjara from other places

Kunjara lies about 55 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 42 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 Kunjara
Tehsil headquarters Lailunga 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Dharamjaigarh Road 42 km
Nearest town Sundergarh 55 km
District headquarters Raigarh 55 km

Villages closest to Kunjara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunjara village had a population of 1,872. That makes it the 17th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,024 residents.

Kunjara village has 958 males and 914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunjara has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Kunjara covers 647.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunjara falls under Lailunga tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kunjara is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 42 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Kunjara.

Kunjara is about 55 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunjara is in Lailunga tehsil of Raigarh district. Lailunga is about 3.0 km away. Dharamjaigarh Road is about 42 km away. Sundergarh is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saramdega (10 km), Sardega (10 km) and Mukdega (11 km).

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

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