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About Khunara Village

Khunara is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 89 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.39 hectares hectares.

Khunara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khunara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 252.39 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 89
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khunara compares

By the 2011 count Khunara is the 72nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 252.39 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1056.

Getting to Khunara

Khunara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khunara as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Khunara from other places

Khunara lies about 75 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, about 45 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 Khunara
Tehsil headquarters Korchi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 45 km
Nearest town Desāīganj 52 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 75 km

Villages closest to Khunara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khunara village had a population of 190. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Khunara village has 89 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khunara has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1056.

Khunara covers 252.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khunara falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khunara is Dewalgaon, about 45 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khunara.

Khunara is about 75 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khunara is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about under 2 km away. Dewalgaon is about 45 km away. Desāīganj is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohagaon (under 2 km), Korchi (under 2 km) and Surwahi (1.5 km).

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

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