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About Junwani Village

Junwani is a mid sized village in Charama tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 753, made up of 367 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494669, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Junwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Junwani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Charama
Pincode 494669
Area (hectares) 268.22 hectares
Population 753
Male Population 367
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
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 63rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 997 residents. Its 268.22 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

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 33 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Charama 3.9 km
Nearest town Dhamtari 27 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 33 km

Villages closest to Junwani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Charama 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 753. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 997 residents.

Junwani village has 367 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Junwani has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Junwani is 494669. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Junwani covers 268.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Junwani falls under Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Junwani notes the nearest railway station 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 33 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Junwani is in Charama tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Charama is about 3.9 km away. Dhamtari is about 27 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhelai (under 2 km), Telguda (1.7 km) and Pandaripani (1.9 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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