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About Gunri Village

Gunri is a mid sized village in Kairo tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,902, made up of 908 males and 994 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kairo
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 511 hectares
Population 1,902
Male Population 908
Female Population 994
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gunri compares

By the 2011 count Gunri is the 5th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 511 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Gunri

Gunri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gunri as Available within 10+ 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gunri from other places

Gunri lies about 13 km from Lohardaga, and the nearest railway station is Irgaon, about 2.5 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 Gunri
Nearest railway station Irgaon 2.5 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 13 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kairo 19 km

Villages closest to Gunri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunri village had a population of 1,902. That makes it the 5th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Gunri village has 908 males and 994 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunri has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Gunri is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunri covers 511 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gunri falls under Kairo tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gunri is Irgaon, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gunri is about 13 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunri is in Kairo tehsil of Lohardaga district. Irgaon is about 2.5 km away. Lohardaga is about 13 km away. Lohārdagā is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghi (under 2 km), Chipo (3.0 km) and Utka (4.3 km).

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

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