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About Gunia Village

Gunia is a small village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 15 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 8 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 15
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gunia compares

By the 2011 count Gunia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 8 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 952.

Getting to Gunia

Gunia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gunia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gunia from other places

Gunia lies about 23 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 15 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 Gunia
Nearest railway station Bela 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 18 km
Nearest town Purāini 21 km
District headquarters Godda 23 km

Villages closest to Gunia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunia village had a population of 25. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Gunia village has 15 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunia has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Gunia is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunia covers 8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gunia falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gunia is Bela, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gunia.

Gunia is about 23 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunia is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Bela is about 15 km away. Mahagama is about 18 km away. Purāini is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpur (3.4 km), Biswas Khani (3.6 km) and Narattampur (4.0 km).

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

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