About Gunj Village

Gunj is a mid sized village in Vada tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,102, made up of 563 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 884 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunj village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Tehsil	Vada
Pincode	421312
Area (hectares)	884 hectares
Population	1,102
Male Population	563
Female Population	539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunj compares

By the 2011 count Gunj is the 53rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 919 residents. Its 884 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gunj

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

Gunj lies about 40 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Vaitarna, about 22 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 Gunj
Tehsil headquarters	Vada	15 km
Nearest railway station	Vaitarna	22 km
Nearest town	Khoni	26 km
District headquarters	Thane	40 km

Villages closest to Gunj

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

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Common questions about Gunj

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunj village had a population of 1,102. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 919 residents.

Gunj village has 563 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunj has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Gunj is 421312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunj covers 884 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gunj falls under Vada tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gunj is Vaitarna, about 22 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 Gunj.

Gunj is about 40 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunj is in Vada tehsil of Thane district. Vada is about 15 km away. Vaitarna is about 22 km away. Khoni is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.