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About Gunjepar Village

Gunjepar is a mid sized village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 937, made up of 462 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.08 hectares hectares.

Gunjepar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunjepar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhandur
Area (hectares) 368.08 hectares
Population 937
Male Population 462
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunjepar compares

By the 2011 count Gunjepar is the 52nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 368.08 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Gunjepar

Gunjepar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gunjepar as Available within village. 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 Gunjepar from other places

Gunjepar lies about 42 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Wadegaon, about 18 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 Gunjepar
Tehsil headquarters Lakhandur 11 km
Nearest railway station Wadegaon 18 km
Nearest town Pawni 20 km
District headquarters Bhandara 42 km

Villages closest to Gunjepar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunjepar village had a population of 937. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Gunjepar village has 462 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunjepar has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Gunjepar covers 368.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gunjepar falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gunjepar is Wadegaon, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gunjepar.

Gunjepar is about 42 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunjepar is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhandur is about 11 km away. Wadegaon is about 18 km away. Pawni is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kinhi (under 2 km), Bothali (1.7 km) and Dharmapuri (2.1 km).

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

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