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About Ghungchihai Village

Ghungchihai is one of the larger villages in Puranpur tehsil, in the district of Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,402, made up of 2,868 males and 2,534 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghungchihai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghungchihai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Pilibhit
Tehsil Puranpur
Pincode 262112
Area (hectares) 328.78 hectares
Population 5,402
Male Population 2,868
Female Population 2,534
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ghungchihai compares

By the 2011 count Ghungchihai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents. Its 328.78 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Ghungchihai

Ghungchihai 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 Ghungchihai 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghungchihai from other places

Ghungchihai lies about 34 km from Pilibhit. 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 Ghungchihai
Tehsil headquarters Puranpur 9.4 km
Nearest town Pūranpur 9.4 km
District headquarters Pilibhit 34 km

Villages closest to Ghungchihai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghungchihai village had a population of 5,402. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,235 residents.

Ghungchihai village has 2,868 males and 2,534 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghungchihai has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Ghungchihai is 262112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghungchihai covers 328.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghungchihai falls under Puranpur tehsil of Pilibhit district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Ghungchihai notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Ghungchihai is about 34 km from Pilibhit in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghungchihai is in Puranpur tehsil of Pilibhit district. Puranpur is about 9.4 km away. Pūranpur is about 9.4 km away. Pilibhit is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur T Ghunchai (under 2 km), Majhara T Ghunchai (under 2 km) and Narayanpur T Ghunchai (under 2 km).

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

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