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About Bunga Village

Bunga is a large village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,660, made up of 1,336 males and 1,324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496100, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bunga village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496100
Area (hectares) 589.1 hectares
Population 2,660
Male Population 1,336
Female Population 1,324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bunga compares

By the 2011 count Bunga is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 589.1 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bunga

Bunga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bunga 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bunga from other places

Bunga lies about 29 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jamga, about 19 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 Bunga
Nearest railway station Jamga 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 29 km
District headquarters Raigarh 29 km

Villages closest to Bunga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bunga village had a population of 2,660. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Bunga village has 1,336 males and 1,324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bunga has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bunga is 496100. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bunga covers 589.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bunga falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bunga is Jamga, about 19 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 10+ km distance for Bunga.

Bunga is about 29 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bunga is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Jamga is about 19 km away. Pusour is about 29 km away. Raigarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudu (8.1 km), Amalipali (10 km) and Kandagarh (12 km).

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

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