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About Gunjkhed Village

Gunjkhed is a mid sized village in Lonar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,457, made up of 740 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 637.15 hectares hectares.

Gunjkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunjkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Lonar
Area (hectares) 637.15 hectares
Population 1,457
Male Population 740
Female Population 717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunjkhed compares

By the 2011 count Gunjkhed is the 36th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents. Its 637.15 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gunjkhed

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

Gunjkhed lies about 72 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 48 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 Gunjkhed
Nearest town Mehkar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Lonar 15 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 48 km
District headquarters Buldana 72 km

Villages closest to Gunjkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunjkhed village had a population of 1,457. That makes it the 36th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,553 residents.

Gunjkhed village has 740 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunjkhed has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Gunjkhed covers 637.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gunjkhed falls under Lonar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gunjkhed is Kekatumar, about 48 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 10+ km distance for Gunjkhed.

Gunjkhed is about 72 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunjkhed is in Lonar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 14 km away. Lonar is about 15 km away. Kekatumar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagulkhed (3.0 km), Jafrabad (3.4 km) and Pahur (3.8 km).

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

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