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About Gunjarga Village

Gunjarga is a mid sized village in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,806, made up of 961 males and 845 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 701.98 hectares hectares.

Gunjarga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunjarga village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Nilanga
Area (hectares) 701.98 hectares
Population 1,806
Male Population 961
Female Population 845
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunjarga compares

By the 2011 count Gunjarga is the 60th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 701.98 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Gunjarga

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

Gunjarga lies about 45 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Kalagapura, about 43 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 Gunjarga
Tehsil headquarters Nilanga 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Kalagapura 43 km
District headquarters Latur 45 km

Villages closest to Gunjarga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunjarga village had a population of 1,806. That makes it the 60th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Gunjarga village has 961 males and 845 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunjarga has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Gunjarga covers 701.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gunjarga falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gunjarga is Kalagapura, about 43 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 Gunjarga.

Gunjarga is about 45 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunjarga is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 8.7 km away. Kalagapura is about 43 km away. Latur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yelnur (under 2 km), Jamga (2.8 km) and Bendga (3.0 km).

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

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