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About Gunachaur Village

Gunachaur is a large village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,808, made up of 1,986 males and 1,822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 794 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunachaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunachaur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144511
Area (hectares) 794 hectares
Population 3,808
Male Population 1,986
Female Population 1,822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gunachaur compares

By the 2011 count Gunachaur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 794 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Gunachaur

Gunachaur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gunachaur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gunachaur from other places

Gunachaur lies about 8.2 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Banga, about 3.6 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 Gunachaur
Nearest railway station Banga 3.6 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 13 km

Villages closest to Gunachaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunachaur village had a population of 3,808. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Gunachaur village has 1,986 males and 1,822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunachaur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Gunachaur is 144511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunachaur covers 794 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gunachaur falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Gunachaur is Banga, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Gunachaur is about 8.2 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunachaur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Banga is about 3.6 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 8.2 km away. Nawanshahr is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gehal Mazari (under 2 km), Mazara Nauabad (under 2 km) and Khan Khana (1.9 km).

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

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