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About Gunnath Village

Gunnath is a large village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,121, made up of 1,093 males and 1,028 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunnath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunnath village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722121
Area (hectares) 201.68 hectares
Population 2,121
Male Population 1,093
Female Population 1,028
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gunnath compares

By the 2011 count Gunnath is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 201.68 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gunnath

Gunnath is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gunnath as Available within village. 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 Gunnath from other places

Gunnath lies about 20 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 19 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 Gunnath
Tehsil headquarters Indpur 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 19 km
District headquarters Bankura 20 km
Nearest town Bānkura 20 km

Villages closest to Gunnath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunnath village had a population of 2,121. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Gunnath village has 1,093 males and 1,028 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunnath has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Gunnath is 722121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunnath covers 201.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gunnath falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gunnath is Bankura Jn., about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gunnath.

Gunnath is about 20 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunnath is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Indpur is about 8.7 km away. Bankura Jn. is about 19 km away. Bankura is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tentulchita (under 2 km), Tentulia (under 2 km) and Madunia (under 2 km).

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

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