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About Gunda Village

Gunda is a large village in Basmath tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,912, made up of 1,476 males and 1,436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 958 hectares hectares.

Gunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Basmath
Area (hectares) 958 hectares
Population 2,912
Male Population 1,476
Female Population 1,436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunda compares

By the 2011 count Gunda is the 12th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents. Its 958 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gunda

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

Gunda lies about 37 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Chondi, about 17 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 Gunda
Nearest railway station Chondi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Basmath 19 km
Nearest town Basmat 19 km
District headquarters Hingoli 37 km

Villages closest to Gunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunda village had a population of 2,912. That makes it the 12th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,511 residents.

Gunda village has 1,476 males and 1,436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunda has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Gunda covers 958 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gunda falls under Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gunda is Chondi, about 17 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 Gunda.

Gunda is about 37 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunda is in Basmath tehsil of Hingoli district. Chondi is about 17 km away. Basmath is about 19 km away. Basmat is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalamba (1.8 km), Karanji (3.0 km) and Karanjala (4.1 km).

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

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