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About Gujra Village

Gujra is a mid sized village in Bindranavagarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 329 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1393.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, 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 Bindranavagarh
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 1393.93 hectares
Population 670
Male Population 329
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gujra compares

By the 2011 count Gujra is the 40th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 1393.93 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Gujra

Gujra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gujra 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 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
Nearest town Nawāpāra 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Bindranavagarh 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 Bindranavagarh 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 670. That makes it the 40th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Gujra village has 329 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gujra has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Gujra is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gujra covers 1393.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gujra falls under Bindranavagarh 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 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance 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 Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 2.2 km away. Nawāpāra is about 25 km away. Bindranavagarh 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 Dhamna (3.0 km), Kukrar (4.8 km) and Barbahara (7.0 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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