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About Gundighata Village

Gundighata is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 691, made up of 341 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gundighata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gundighata village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314402
Area (hectares) 167 hectares
Population 691
Male Population 341
Female Population 350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
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 Gundighata compares

By the 2011 count Gundighata is the 160th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 167 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gundighata

Gundighata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gundighata 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 Gundighata from other places

Gundighata lies about 7.5 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shalashah Thana, about 6.6 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 Gundighata
Nearest railway station Shalashah Thana 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 7.5 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 7.5 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 7.5 km

Villages closest to Gundighata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gundighata village had a population of 691. That makes it the 160th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Gundighata village has 341 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gundighata has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gundighata is 314402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gundighata covers 167 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gundighata falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gundighata is Shalashah Thana, about 6.6 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 Gundighata.

Gundighata is about 7.5 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gundighata is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Shalashah Thana is about 6.6 km away. Simalwara is about 7.5 km away. Dungarpur is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandari (3.4 km), Baori (5.1 km) and Ghata Dubara (7.2 km).

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

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