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About Kunwa Bujurg Village

Kunwa Bujurg is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,696, made up of 858 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunwa Bujurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunwa Bujurg village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Pincode 273211
Area (hectares) 159.04 hectares
Population 1,696
Male Population 858
Female Population 838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
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 Kunwa Bujurg compares

By the 2011 count Kunwa Bujurg is the 68th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 159.04 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kunwa Bujurg

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

Kunwa Bujurg lies about 31 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Khalilabad, about 2.7 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 Kunwa Bujurg
Nearest railway station Khalilabad 2.7 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 25 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 31 km

Villages closest to Kunwa Bujurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khajni 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 Kunwa Bujurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunwa Bujurg village had a population of 1,696. That makes it the 68th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Kunwa Bujurg village has 858 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunwa Bujurg has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kunwa Bujurg is 273211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunwa Bujurg covers 159.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kunwa Bujurg falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kunwa Bujurg is Khalilabad, about 2.7 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 Kunwa Bujurg.

Kunwa Bujurg is about 31 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunwa Bujurg is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khalilabad is about 2.7 km away. Khalīlābād is about 3.4 km away. Khajni is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akauna Bujurg (under 2 km), Akauna Khurd (under 2 km) and Beili Kund (under 2 km).

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

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