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About Gunsar Village

Gunsar is a large village in Kotkasim tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,060, made up of 1,079 males and 981 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunsar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Kotkasim
Pincode 301702
Area (hectares) 419.61 hectares
Population 2,060
Male Population 1,079
Female Population 981
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunsar compares

By the 2011 count Gunsar is the 15th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 419.61 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Gunsar

Gunsar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gunsar as Available within <5 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 Gunsar from other places

Gunsar lies about 44 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Khanpur Ahir, 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 Gunsar
Tehsil headquarters Kotkasim 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Khanpur Ahir 12 km
Nearest town Tijāra 15 km
District headquarters Alwar 44 km

Villages closest to Gunsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunsar village had a population of 2,060. That makes it the 15th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Gunsar village has 1,079 males and 981 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunsar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Gunsar is 301702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunsar covers 419.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gunsar falls under Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gunsar is Khanpur Ahir, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gunsar.

Gunsar is about 44 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunsar is in Kotkasim tehsil of Alwar district. Kotkasim is about 9.2 km away. Khanpur Ahir is about 12 km away. Tijāra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kairwa (under 2 km), Palpur (1.6 km) and Ikrotiya (2.4 km).

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

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