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About Gungwara Village

Gungwara is a mid sized village in Lakhnadon tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 438 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.65 hectares hectares.

Gungwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gungwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Lakhnadon
Area (hectares) 307.65 hectares
Population 864
Male Population 438
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gungwara compares

By the 2011 count Gungwara is the 51st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 307.65 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gungwara

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

How far is Gungwara from other places

Gungwara lies about 47 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Palari, about 34 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 Gungwara
Tehsil headquarters Lakhnadon 11 km
Nearest railway station Palari 34 km
District headquarters Seoni 47 km

Villages closest to Gungwara

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 Gungwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Gungwara village had a population of 864. That makes it the 51st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Gungwara village has 438 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gungwara has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Gungwara covers 307.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gungwara is Palari, about 34 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 <5 km distance for Gungwara.

Gungwara is about 47 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gungwara is in Lakhnadon tehsil of Seoni district. Lakhnadon is about 11 km away. Palari is about 34 km away. Seoni is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshganj (under 2 km), Sahajpuri (1.8 km) and Singhodi (2.5 km).

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

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