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About Gunai Village

Gunai is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 13 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 538 females per 1000 males. The village covers 0.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 0.27 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 13
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 538
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunai compares

By the 2011 count Gunai is the 230th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 0.27 hectares work out to about 74 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Gunai

Gunai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gunai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Gunai from other places

Gunai lies about 18 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, about 7.0 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 Gunai
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Jabli 7.0 km
Nearest town Kālka 7.7 km
District headquarters Solan 18 km

Villages closest to Gunai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunai village had a population of 20. That makes it the 230th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Gunai village has 13 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunai has about 538 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Gunai is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunai covers 0.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 74 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gunai falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gunai is Jabli, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gunai.

Gunai is about 18 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunai is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Kasauli is about 4.0 km away. Jabli is about 7.0 km away. Kālka is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thandu (under 2 km), Sohta (under 2 km) and Banoi (under 2 km).

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

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