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About Gunjirpur Village

Gunjirpur is a large village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,045, made up of 1,074 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gunjirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gunjirpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 124.52 hectares
Population 2,045
Male Population 1,074
Female Population 971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gunjirpur compares

By the 2011 count Gunjirpur is the 25th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 124.52 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gunjirpur

The census records public bus service for Gunjirpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gunjirpur from other places

Gunjirpur lies about 5.5 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabpur, about 1.8 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 Gunjirpur
Nearest railway station Madhabpur 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 5.5 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 5.5 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 7.7 km

Villages closest to Gunjirpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mathurapur I 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 Gunjirpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gunjirpur village had a population of 2,045. That makes it the 25th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Gunjirpur village has 1,074 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gunjirpur has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gunjirpur is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gunjirpur covers 124.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gunjirpur falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gunjirpur is Madhabpur, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gunjirpur.

Gunjirpur is about 5.5 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gunjirpur is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabpur is about 1.8 km away. Mathurapur I is about 5.5 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Gobindapur (under 2 km), Muraripur (under 2 km) and Basudebpur (under 2 km).

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

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