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About Gunjala Village

Gunjala is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 156 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1229.87 hectares hectares.

Gunjala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunjala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Bhadravati
Area (hectares) 1229.87 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 156
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunjala compares

By the 2011 count Gunjala is the 85th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 1229.87 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

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 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 Gunjala from other places

Gunjala lies about 17 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tadali Junction, about 3.9 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
Nearest railway station Tadali Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 9.0 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 17 km

Villages closest to Gunjala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhadravati 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 293. That makes it the 85th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Gunjala village has 156 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunjala has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Gunjala covers 1229.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gunjala falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gunjala is Tadali Junction, about 3.9 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 Gunjala.

Gunjala is about 17 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunjala is in Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Tadali Junction is about 3.9 km away. Bhadravati is about 9.0 km away. Chandrapur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nunhara (1.9 km), Ghodpeth (2.4 km) and Kacharala (2.9 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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