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About Gunja Village

Gunja is a mid sized village in Ormanjhi tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 468 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunja village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ormanjhi
Pincode 834006
Area (hectares) 470 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 468
Female Population 429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunja compares

By the 2011 count Gunja is the 35th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 470 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Gunja

Gunja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gunja as Available within <5 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 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 23 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 1.6 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 Jhanjhitoli Halt 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ormanjhi 7.4 km
Nearest town Rāmgarh 16 km
District headquarters Ranchi 23 km

Villages closest to Gunja

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ormanjhi 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 897. That makes it the 35th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Gunja village has 468 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunja has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Gunja is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunja covers 470 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gunja falls under Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gunja is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 1.6 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 10+ km distance for Gunja.

Gunja is about 23 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunja is in Ormanjhi tehsil of Ranchi district. Jhanjhitoli Halt is about 1.6 km away. Ormanjhi is about 7.4 km away. Rāmgarh is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandro (under 2 km), Hindebili (under 2 km) and Hindebilli (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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