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About Ghunsi Village

Ghunsi is a small village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 225 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghunsi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghunsi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Pincode 425419
Area (hectares) 133.75 hectares
Population 452
Male Population 225
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghunsi compares

By the 2011 count Ghunsi is the 148th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 133.75 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Ghunsi

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

Ghunsi lies about 38 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Khandbara, about 31 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 Ghunsi
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 8.1 km
Nearest town Taloda 28 km
Nearest railway station Khandbara 31 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 38 km

Villages closest to Ghunsi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghunsi village had a population of 452. That makes it the 148th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Ghunsi village has 225 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghunsi has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Ghunsi is 425419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghunsi covers 133.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghunsi falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Ghunsi is Khandbara, about 31 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 10+ km distance for Ghunsi.

Ghunsi is about 38 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghunsi is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Akkalkuwa is about 8.1 km away. Taloda is about 28 km away. Khandbara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Junanagarmuthas (under 2 km), Raisingpur (under 2 km) and Vadali (under 2 km).

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

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