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About Gundwa Village

Gundwa is a mid sized village in Bharatpur tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,812, made up of 960 males and 852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bharatpur
Tehsil Bharatpur
Pincode 321026
Area (hectares) 313.4 hectares
Population 1,812
Male Population 960
Female Population 852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gundwa compares

By the 2011 count Gundwa is the 31st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents. Its 313.4 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Gundwa

Gundwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gundwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gundwa from other places

Gundwa lies about 3.5 km from Bharatpur, and the nearest railway station is Bharatpur Junction, about 1.9 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 Gundwa
Nearest railway station Bharatpur Junction 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharatpur 3.5 km

Villages closest to Gundwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundwa village had a population of 1,812. That makes it the 31st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,190 residents.

Gundwa village has 960 males and 852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundwa has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Gundwa is 321026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundwa covers 313.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gundwa falls under Bharatpur tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gundwa is Bharatpur Junction, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gundwa.

Gundwa is about 3.5 km from Bharatpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundwa is in Bharatpur tehsil of Bharatpur district. Bharatpur Junction is about 1.9 km away. Bharatpur is about 3.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandor (1.7 km), Chak Bhandor (1.7 km) and Tontpur (2.0 km).

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

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