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About Gurjimunda Village

Gurjimunda is a mid sized village in Kesinga tehsil, in the district of Kalahandi, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,246, made up of 609 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 766011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurjimunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurjimunda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Kalahandi
Tehsil Kesinga
Pincode 766011
Area (hectares) 330 hectares
Population 1,246
Male Population 609
Female Population 637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurjimunda compares

By the 2011 count Gurjimunda is the 38th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 330 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gurjimunda

Gurjimunda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gurjimunda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gidhamal, Gigina, Godtola and Gokulsara. 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 Gurjimunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurjimunda village had a population of 1,246. That makes it the 38th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Gurjimunda village has 609 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurjimunda has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Gurjimunda is 766011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurjimunda covers 330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurjimunda falls under Kesinga tehsil of Kalahandi district in Odisha.

The census record for Gurjimunda 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 10+ km distance for Gurjimunda.

Gurjimunda is in Kesinga 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 Gurjimunda today is likely to be higher.

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