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About Gundri Village

Gundri is a small village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 256 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Chhatarpur
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 264 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 256
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gundri compares

By the 2011 count Gundri is the 88th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 264 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Gundri

Gundri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gundri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gundri from other places

Gundri lies about 28 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, 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 Gundri
Nearest railway station Chichaki 15 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatarpur 28 km
District headquarters Palamu 28 km

Villages closest to Gundri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundri village had a population of 477. That makes it the 88th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Gundri village has 256 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundri has about 863 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 Gundri is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundri covers 264 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gundri falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gundri is Chichaki, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gundri.

Gundri is about 28 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundri is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chichaki is about 15 km away. Barki Saria is about 16 km away. Chhatarpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalubar (5.7 km), Pakha (5.8 km) and Naso (7.4 km).

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

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