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About Ghunsur Village

Ghunsur is a mid sized village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 422 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares.

Ghunsur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghunsur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 422
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghunsur compares

By the 2011 count Ghunsur is the 78th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Ghunsur

Ghunsur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghunsur as Available within 10+ 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghunsur from other places

Ghunsur lies about 14 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Patwara, about 9.8 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 Ghunsur
Nearest railway station Patwara 9.8 km
District headquarters Katni 14 km
Nearest town Murwāra 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 14 km

Villages closest to Ghunsur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghunsur village had a population of 829. That makes it the 78th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Ghunsur village has 422 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghunsur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Ghunsur covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghunsur falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ghunsur is Patwara, about 9.8 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 km distance for Ghunsur.

Ghunsur is about 14 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghunsur is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Patwara is about 9.8 km away. Katni is about 14 km away. Murwāra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghunaur (under 2 km), Bhaiswahi (2.0 km) and Kursi Kola (2.7 km).

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

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