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About Gundri Village

Gundri is a small village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 8 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 183.81 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 8
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gundri compares

By the 2011 count Gundri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 183.81 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Gundri

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

Gundri lies about 53 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bortalao, about 16 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 Gundri
Nearest railway station Bortalao 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 26 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 53 km

Villages closest to Gundri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundri village had a population of 12. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Gundri village has 8 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundri has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Gundri is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundri covers 183.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gundri falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gundri is Bortalao, about 16 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 Gundri.

Gundri is about 53 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundri is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bortalao is about 16 km away. Dongargarh is about 26 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaneri (under 2 km), Tate Kasa (under 2 km) and Kothitola (2.4 km).

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

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