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About Gunja Village

Gunja is a mid sized village in Ichak tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,389, made up of 716 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunja village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Ichak
Pincode 825402
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 1,389
Male Population 716
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunja compares

By the 2011 count Gunja is the 30th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gunja

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

Gunja lies about 12 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters Ichak 2.0 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 12 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 12 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 14 km

Villages closest to Gunja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunja village had a population of 1,389. That makes it the 30th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,282 residents.

Gunja village has 716 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunja has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gunja is 825402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunja covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gunja falls under Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gunja is Hazaribag Town, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gunja.

Gunja is about 12 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunja is in Ichak tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Ichak is about 2.0 km away. Hazaribagh is about 12 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhaoni (under 2 km), Barwa (under 2 km) and Kurha (under 2 km).

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

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