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About Gunja Village

Gunja is a mid sized village in Jaipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,850, made up of 966 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jaipur
Pincode 723103
Area (hectares) 329.48 hectares
Population 1,850
Male Population 966
Female Population 884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gunja compares

By the 2011 count Gunja is the 18th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 329.48 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Gunja

Gunja 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 Gunja 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dumardih, Durama, Durikuri and Ghaghra. 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 Gunja

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunja village had a population of 1,850. That makes it the 18th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Gunja village has 966 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunja has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Gunja is 723103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunja covers 329.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gunja falls under Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gunja notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Gunja is in Jaipur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Gunja today is likely to be higher.

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