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About Gujgavhan Village

Gujgavhan is a small village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 411, made up of 197 males and 214 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,086 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442906, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gujgavhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gujgavhan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Pincode 442906
Area (hectares) 313.94 hectares
Population 411
Male Population 197
Female Population 214
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,086
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gujgavhan compares

By the 2011 count Gujgavhan is the 107th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 313.94 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Gujgavhan

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

Gujgavhan lies about 54 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Chikni Road, about 27 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 Gujgavhan
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 20 km
Nearest railway station Chikni Road 27 km
Nearest town Warora 30 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 54 km

Villages closest to Gujgavhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gujgavhan village had a population of 411. That makes it the 107th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Gujgavhan village has 197 males and 214 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gujgavhan has about 1086 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Gujgavhan is 442906. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gujgavhan covers 313.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gujgavhan falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gujgavhan is Chikni Road, about 27 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 Gujgavhan.

Gujgavhan is about 54 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gujgavhan is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 20 km away. Chikni Road is about 27 km away. Warora is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimdhela (1.8 km), Khangaon (2.4 km) and Sawali (2.6 km).

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

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