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About Junachay Village

Junachay is a small village in Lakhpat tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 469, made up of 237 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3728.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370625, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Junachay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Junachay village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Lakhpat
Pincode 370625
Area (hectares) 3728.77 hectares
Population 469
Male Population 237
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Junachay compares

By the 2011 count Junachay is the 37th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 3728.77 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Junachay

Junachay is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Junachay as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Junachay from other places

Junachay lies about 82 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Naliya, about 47 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 Junachay
Tehsil headquarters Lakhpat 34 km
Nearest railway station Naliya 47 km
Nearest town Bhuj 78 km
District headquarters Kachchh 82 km

Villages closest to Junachay

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Junachay village had a population of 469. That makes it the 37th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Junachay village has 237 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Junachay has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Junachay is 370625. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Junachay covers 3728.77 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.

Junachay falls under Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Junachay is Naliya, about 47 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Junachay.

Junachay is about 82 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Junachay is in Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district. Lakhpat is about 34 km away. Naliya is about 47 km away. Bhuj is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meghpar (1.8 km), Haroda (4.8 km) and Kharoda (4.8 km).

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

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