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About Ghunesh Village

Ghunesh is a mid sized village in Turekela tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 414 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 475 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghunesh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghunesh village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Turekela
Pincode 767038
Area (hectares) 475 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 414
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghunesh compares

By the 2011 count Ghunesh is the 11th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 475 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Ghunesh

Ghunesh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghunesh 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghunesh from other places

Ghunesh lies about 81 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Turekala Road, about 12 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 Ghunesh
Tehsil headquarters Turekela 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Turekala Road 12 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 18 km
District headquarters Balangir 81 km

Villages closest to Ghunesh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghunesh village had a population of 842. That makes it the 11th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Ghunesh village has 414 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghunesh has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Ghunesh is 767038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghunesh covers 475 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghunesh falls under Turekela tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ghunesh is Turekala Road, about 12 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 village for Ghunesh.

Ghunesh is about 81 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghunesh is in Turekela tehsil of Balangir district. Turekela is about 5.9 km away. Turekala Road is about 12 km away. Kantābānji is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurlaudar (1.6 km), Kadobeda (3.1 km) and Khujen (3.6 km).

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

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