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About Guntu Village

Guntu is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 49 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guntu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guntu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171206
Area (hectares) 18.18 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 49
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Guntu compares

By the 2011 count Guntu is the 111th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 18.18 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Guntu

Guntu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Guntu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dharmara, Dim, Gaher and Ghunsa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Guntu

As per the Census of India 2011, Guntu village had a population of 88. That makes it the 111th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Guntu village has 49 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guntu has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Guntu is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guntu covers 18.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Guntu falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Guntu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Guntu.

Guntu is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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