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About Gunjkheda Village

Gunjkheda is a large village in Deoli tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,864, made up of 2,461 males and 2,403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1376.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunjkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunjkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Deoli
Pincode 442302
Area (hectares) 1376.2 hectares
Population 4,864
Male Population 2,461
Female Population 2,403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gunjkheda compares

By the 2011 count Gunjkheda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 1376.2 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 959.

Getting to Gunjkheda

Gunjkheda 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 Gunjkheda 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 Gunjkheda from other places

Gunjkheda lies about 30 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Pulgaon Junction, about under 2 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 Gunjkheda
Nearest railway station Pulgaon Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Pulgaon 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Deoli 20 km
District headquarters Wardha 30 km

Villages closest to Gunjkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunjkheda village had a population of 4,864. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Gunjkheda village has 2,461 males and 2,403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunjkheda has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Gunjkheda is 442302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunjkheda covers 1376.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gunjkheda falls under Deoli tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Gunjkheda is Pulgaon Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Gunjkheda.

Gunjkheda is about 30 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunjkheda is in Deoli tehsil of Wardha district. Pulgaon Junction is about under 2 km away. Pulgaon is about 1.7 km away. Deoli is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiwara (1.9 km), Eklaspur (2.4 km) and Kurla (2.6 km).

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

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