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About Gungni Village

Gungni is a mid sized village in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 362 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.98 hectares hectares.

Gungni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gungni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Lakhnadon
Area (hectares) 420.98 hectares
Population 748
Male Population 362
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gungni compares

By the 2011 count Gungni is the 71st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 420.98 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 990.

Getting to Gungni

Gungni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gungni as Available within 5 - 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 Gungni from other places

Gungni lies about 71 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Shikara, about 17 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 Gungni
Nearest railway station Shikara 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnadon 17 km
Nearest town Gotegaon 44 km
District headquarters Seoni 71 km

Villages closest to Gungni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gungni village had a population of 748. That makes it the 71st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Gungni village has 362 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gungni has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Gungni covers 420.98 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.

Gungni falls under Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gungni is Shikara, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gungni.

Gungni is about 71 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gungni is in Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district. Shikara is about 17 km away. Lakhnadon is about 17 km away. Gotegaon is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghodi (1.7 km), Rahlon Kalan (2.3 km) and Ghoghri (2.7 km).

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

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