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About Gujra Village

Gujra is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,116, made up of 1,083 males and 1,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 929.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gujra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gujra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 929.04 hectares
Population 2,116
Male Population 1,083
Female Population 1,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gujra compares

By the 2011 count Gujra is the 44th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 929.04 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Gujra

Gujra 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 Gujra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gujra from other places

Gujra lies about 25 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakholi, about 2.2 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 Gujra
Nearest railway station Lakholi 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 10 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 25 km
District headquarters Raipur 25 km

Villages closest to Gujra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gujra village had a population of 2,116. That makes it the 44th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Gujra village has 1,083 males and 1,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gujra has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Gujra is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gujra covers 929.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gujra falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gujra is Lakholi, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gujra is about 25 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gujra is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 2.2 km away. Arang is about 10 km away. Nawāpāra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonpairi 1 (2.6 km), Sonpairi 3 (2.6 km) and Lakholi (2.8 km).

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

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