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About Gunja Rapoot Village

Gunja Rapoot is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 11 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunja Rapoot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunja Rapoot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 11
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunja Rapoot compares

By the 2011 count Gunja Rapoot is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 951.

Getting to Gunja Rapoot

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

Gunja Rapoot lies about 25 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 57 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 Gunja Rapoot
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 25 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 25 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 35 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 57 km

Villages closest to Gunja Rapoot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachhad 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 Gunja Rapoot

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunja Rapoot village had a population of 23. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Gunja Rapoot village has 11 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunja Rapoot has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gunja Rapoot is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunja Rapoot covers 158 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.

Gunja Rapoot falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gunja Rapoot is Salogra, about 57 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 village for Gunja Rapoot.

Gunja Rapoot is about 25 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunja Rapoot is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 25 km away. Sirmaur is about 25 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganyar (4.6 km), Rajyon Malana (5.5 km) and Bambyar Badiar (6.0 km).

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

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