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About Ghuna Village

Ghuna is a mid sized village in Tushura tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 267 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghuna village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Tushura
Pincode 767046
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 267
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghuna compares

By the 2011 count Ghuna is the 62nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Ghuna

Ghuna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghuna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ghuna from other places

Ghuna lies about 30 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Deogan Road, about 20 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 Ghuna
Nearest railway station Deogan Road 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Tushura 30 km
District headquarters Balangir 30 km
Nearest town Balāngīr 30 km

Villages closest to Ghuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghuna village had a population of 535. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Ghuna village has 267 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghuna has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Ghuna is 767046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghuna covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghuna falls under Tushura tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ghuna is Deogan Road, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghuna.

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

Ghuna is in Tushura tehsil of Balangir district. Deogan Road is about 20 km away. Tushura is about 30 km away. Balangir is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tushura (11 km), Sarasbahal (20 km) and Brahmanijor (28 km).

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

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