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About Ghungia Village

Ghungia is a small village in Sarenga tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 90 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghungia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghungia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sarenga
Pincode 722150
Area (hectares) 78.54 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 90
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
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 Ghungia compares

By the 2011 count Ghungia is the 128th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 78.54 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Ghungia

Ghungia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghungia 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhepua, Ela, Gagra and Gangnala. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Ghungia

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghungia village had a population of 168. That makes it the 128th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Ghungia village has 90 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghungia has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Ghungia is 722150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghungia covers 78.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghungia falls under Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghungia notes the nearest railway station 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 Ghungia.

Ghungia is in Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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