# Gunj Village, Palam, Parbhani (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Palam, Parbhani 

# Gunj

Gunj is a village in Palam sub-district of Parbhani district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **640 people in 136 households**, the 60th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 640people (2011)
- 136households
- 70.4%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Gunj PIN code and other codes

Gunj falls in Palam sub-district, Parbhani district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPalam
- Census village code547103

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gunj from nearby towns?

- Palam (sub-district HQ)52 km by road
- Parbhani (district HQ)65 km by road
- Gangakhed (nearest town)52 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gunj?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gunj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Peth Shiwani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palam
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gunj known for?

About 92% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 312 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gunj

Of every 100 households in Gunj in 2011, 38 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gunj · ■ Palam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**60%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**25%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****96%**

**58%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gunj?

■ Gunj · ■ Palam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**884

Working population ****56.6%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.3% for men and 54.3% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 219 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (28%) · **■** Household industry 18 (5%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 9 (2%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Palam

- Landakwadi686 people
- Ghoda684 people
- Mozmabad Tanda672 people
- Kolwadi651 people
- Dongargaon637 people
- Rokadewadi636 people
- Bhalkudki617 people
- Borgaon Kh605 people

[All 82 villages in Palam](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/parbhani/palam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gunj from Parbhani?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gunj?640 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gunj in?Parbhani district (Palam sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gunj?70.4% (Census 2011)