Skip to main content

About Gahunje Village

Gahunje is a large village in Mawal tehsil, in the district of Pune, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,046, made up of 2,461 males and 1,585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 644 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505.26 hectares hectares.

Gahunje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahunje village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Pune
Tehsil Mawal
Area (hectares) 505.26 hectares
Population 4,046
Male Population 2,461
Female Population 1,585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 644
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gahunje compares

By the 2011 count Gahunje is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents. Its 505.26 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gahunje

Gahunje is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gahunje as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahunje from other places

Gahunje lies about 23 km from Pune. 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 Gahunje
Nearest town Dehu Road 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawal 23 km
District headquarters Pune 23 km

Villages closest to Gahunje

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahunje village had a population of 4,046. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,216 residents.

Gahunje village has 2,461 males and 1,585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahunje has about 644 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Gahunje covers 505.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahunje falls under Mawal tehsil of Pune district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gahunje notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gahunje.

Gahunje is about 23 km from Pune in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahunje is in Mawal tehsil of Pune district. Dehu Road is about 3.5 km away. Mawal is about 23 km away. Pune is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salumbare (under 2 km), Sangavade (1.8 km) and Shindgaon (2.1 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All