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About Gunji Village

Gunji is a mid sized village in Khanapur tehsil, in the district of Belgaum, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,984, made up of 957 males and 1,027 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1049.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 591302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunji village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Belgaum
Tehsil Khanapur
Pincode 591302
Area (hectares) 1049.07 hectares
Population 1,984
Male Population 957
Female Population 1,027
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gunji compares

By the 2011 count Gunji is the 29th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 1049.07 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Gunji

Gunji is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gunji as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gunji from other places

Gunji lies about 35 km from Belgaum, and the nearest railway station is Gunji, about under 2 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 Gunji
Nearest railway station Gunji under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanapur 12 km
Nearest town Dandeli 33 km
District headquarters Belgaum 35 km

Villages closest to Gunji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunji village had a population of 1,984. That makes it the 29th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Gunji village has 957 males and 1,027 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunji has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Gunji is 591302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunji covers 1049.07 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.

Gunji falls under Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Gunji is Gunji, about under 2 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 village for Gunji.

Gunji is about 35 km from Belgaum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunji is in Khanapur tehsil of Belgaum district. Gunji is about under 2 km away. Khanapur is about 12 km away. Dandeli is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garlagunji (under 2 km), Sangargali (1.6 km) and Bhalake (2.3 km).

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

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