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About Gunihari Village

Gunihari is a mid sized village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 488 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunihari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunihari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816108
Area (hectares) 531 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 488
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gunihari compares

By the 2011 count Gunihari is the 30th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 531 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Gunihari

The census records public bus service for Gunihari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gunihari from other places

Gunihari lies about 28 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Murli Halt, about 3.8 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 Gunihari
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 3.5 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Murli Halt 3.8 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 28 km

Villages closest to Gunihari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunihari village had a population of 941. That makes it the 30th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Gunihari village has 488 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunihari has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Gunihari is 816108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunihari covers 531 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.

Gunihari falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gunihari is Murli Halt, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gunihari.

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

Gunihari is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Rajmahal is about 3.5 km away. Rājmahal is about 3.5 km away. Murli Halt is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadaganj (under 2 km), Turtipur (under 2 km) and Juma Bag (under 2 km).

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

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