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About Junwani Village

Junwani is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 251 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,243 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Junwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Junwani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 311.78 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 251
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,243
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Junwani compares

By the 2011 count Junwani is the 78th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 311.78 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Junwani

Junwani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Junwani as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Junwani from other places

Junwani lies about 63 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Rajim, about 26 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 Junwani
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 14 km
Nearest railway station Rajim 26 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 27 km
District headquarters Raipur 63 km

Villages closest to Junwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Junwani village had a population of 563. That makes it the 78th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Junwani village has 251 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Junwani has about 1243 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Junwani is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Junwani covers 311.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Junwani falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Junwani is Rajim, about 26 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 village for Junwani.

Junwani is about 63 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Junwani is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 14 km away. Rajim is about 26 km away. Nawāpāra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paktia (2.4 km), Kediama (2.6 km) and Kanesar (3.0 km).

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

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