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About Gunj Village

Gunj is a mid sized village in Sindkhed Raja tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,801, made up of 936 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunj village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Sindkhed Raja
Pincode 443202
Area (hectares) 628.24 hectares
Population 1,801
Male Population 936
Female Population 865
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 Gunj compares

By the 2011 count Gunj is the 22nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents. Its 628.24 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Gunj

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

Gunj lies about 82 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Jalna, about 1.8 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 Gunj
Nearest town Jālna under 2 km
Nearest railway station Jalna 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sindkhed Raja 27 km
District headquarters Buldana 82 km

Villages closest to Gunj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sindkhed Raja 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 Gunj

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunj village had a population of 1,801. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents.

Gunj village has 936 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunj 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 921.

The pincode recorded for Gunj is 443202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunj covers 628.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gunj falls under Sindkhed Raja tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gunj is Jalna, about 1.8 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 Gunj.

Gunj is about 82 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunj is in Sindkhed Raja tehsil of Buldana district. Jālna is about under 2 km away. Jalna is about 1.8 km away. Sindkhed Raja is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umangaon (10 km), Borkhedi Kh (12 km) and Waghrul (15 km).

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

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