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About Gungwachh Village

Gungwachh is a large village in Amethi tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,137, made up of 1,092 males and 1,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.15 hectares hectares.

Gungwachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gungwachh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Amethi
Area (hectares) 361.15 hectares
Population 2,137
Male Population 1,092
Female Population 1,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gungwachh compares

By the 2011 count Gungwachh is the 55th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 361.15 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gungwachh

Gungwachh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gungwachh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Gungwachh from other places

Gungwachh lies about 23 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Misrauli, about 4.5 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 Gungwachh
Nearest railway station Misrauli 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Amethi 8.4 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 23 km
Nearest town Sultānpur 23 km

Villages closest to Gungwachh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gungwachh village had a population of 2,137. That makes it the 55th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Gungwachh village has 1,092 males and 1,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gungwachh has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Gungwachh covers 361.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gungwachh falls under Amethi tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gungwachh is Misrauli, about 4.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available for Gungwachh.

Gungwachh is about 23 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gungwachh is in Amethi tehsil of Sultanpur district. Misrauli is about 4.5 km away. Amethi is about 8.4 km away. Sultanpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamsin (under 2 km), Manda (2.4 km) and Mandauli (2.4 km).

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

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