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About Gungunia Village

Gungunia is a mid sized village in Jayapatna tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 860, made up of 439 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gungunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gungunia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Jayapatna
Pincode 766017
Area (hectares) 296 hectares
Population 860
Male Population 439
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gungunia compares

By the 2011 count Gungunia is the 63rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Gungunia

Gungunia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gungunia as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Ghantiguda, Gharla, Ghodabandh and Goudkenduguda. 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 Gungunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gungunia village had a population of 860. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,184 residents.

Gungunia village has 439 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gungunia has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Gungunia is 766017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gungunia covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gungunia falls under Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Gungunia notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Gungunia.

Gungunia is in Jayapatna tehsil of Kalahandi 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 Gungunia today is likely to be higher.

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