# Gunja Village, Malegaon, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Malegaon, Washim 

# Gunja

Gunja is a village in Malegaon sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **820 people in 212 households**, the 78th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 820people (2011)
- 212households
- 79.3%literacy
- 822females per 1,000 males

## Gunja PIN code and other codes

Gunja falls in Malegaon sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMalegaon
- Census village code530632

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

## How far is Gunja from nearby towns?

- Malegaon (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)18 km by road
- Washim (nearest town)18 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 Gunja?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gunja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tornada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Washim
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Washim
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Gunja known for?

About 81% of the 595 hectares of village land is sown, and 441 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 Gunja

Of every 100 households in Gunja in 2011, 89 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gunja · ■ Malegaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**76%

Tap water ****99%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**30%

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

**9%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****52%**

**59%

Television ****21%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Gunja?

■ Gunja · ■ Malegaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**839

Working population ****53.7%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 67.8% for women. 55% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 120 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 309 (70%)

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 Malegaon

- Somthana926 people
- Goksavangi904 people
- Kinhi Ghodmod879 people
- Keli858 people
- Ramnagar813 people
- Gangalwadi810 people
- Pangarkhed797 people
- Umarwadi770 people

[All 122 villages in Malegaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/malegaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gunja from Washim?18 km by road
- What is the population of Gunja?820 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gunja in?Washim district (Malegaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Gunja?79.3% (Census 2011)