About Gunja Village

Gunja is a mid sized village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 329 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunja village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Chakradharpur
Pincode	833102
Area (hectares)	99 hectares
Population	670
Male Population	329
Female Population	341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,036
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 Gunja compares

By the 2011 count Gunja is the 96th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Gunja

Gunja is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gunja 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 Gunja from other places

Gunja lies about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, 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 Gunja
Nearest railway station	Chakradharpur	15 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	26 km

Villages closest to Gunja

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

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Common questions about Gunja

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunja village had a population of 670. That makes it the 96th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Gunja village has 329 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunja has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Gunja is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunja covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gunja falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gunja is Chakradharpur, 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 Gunja.

Gunja is about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunja is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 15 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.