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About Gunjala Village

Gunjala is a mid sized village in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 835, made up of 434 males and 401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 908.26 hectares hectares.

Gunjala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunjala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Chikhli
Area (hectares) 908.26 hectares
Population 835
Male Population 434
Female Population 401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunjala compares

By the 2011 count Gunjala is the 98th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents. Its 908.26 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Gunjala

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

Gunjala lies about 40 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jalna, about 57 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 Gunjala
Tehsil headquarters Chikhli 19 km
District headquarters Buldana 40 km
Nearest railway station Jalna 57 km

Villages closest to Gunjala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunjala village had a population of 835. That makes it the 98th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents.

Gunjala village has 434 males and 401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunjala has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Gunjala covers 908.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gunjala falls under Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gunjala is Jalna, about 57 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 Gunjala.

Gunjala is about 40 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunjala is in Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district. Chikhli is about 19 km away. Buldana is about 40 km away. Jalna is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manubai (2.2 km), Antri Khedekar (3.7 km) and Asola Pr Kherda (4.0 km).

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

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