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About Gungunian Village

Gungunian is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,070, made up of 541 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gungunian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gungunian village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835209
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 1,070
Male Population 541
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gungunian compares

By the 2011 count Gungunian is the 20th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Gungunian

Gungunian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gungunian as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gungunian from other places

Gungunian lies about 25 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 9.9 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 Gungunian
Tehsil headquarters Karra 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Bingaon 9.9 km
District headquarters Khunti 25 km

Villages closest to Gungunian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gungunian village had a population of 1,070. That makes it the 20th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Gungunian village has 541 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gungunian has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Gungunian is 835209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gungunian covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gungunian falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gungunian is Bingaon, about 9.9 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 <5 km distance for Gungunian.

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

Gungunian is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 9.3 km away. Bingaon is about 9.9 km away. Khunti is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpur (under 2 km), Setahuru (under 2 km) and Sahilong (1.5 km).

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

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