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About Gunj Village

Gunj is one of the larger villages in Mahagaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,277, made up of 3,280 males and 2,997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1333.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 445205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunj village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Mahagaon
Pincode 445205
Area (hectares) 1333.5 hectares
Population 6,277
Male Population 3,280
Female Population 2,997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunj compares

By the 2011 count Gunj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,697 residents. Its 1333.5 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Fulsawangi, Fulsing Nagar, Gaul and Ghanmukh. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gunj

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunj village had a population of 6,277. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,697 residents.

Gunj village has 3,280 males and 2,997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunj has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Gunj is 445205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunj covers 1333.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gunj falls under Mahagaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Gunj notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gunj.

Gunj is in Mahagaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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