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About Guri Village

Guri is a small village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 178 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Guri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 178
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Guri compares

By the 2011 count Guri is the 117th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Guri

Guri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Guri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Guri from other places

Guri lies about 15 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 13 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 Guri
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 13 km
District headquarters Gaya 15 km

Villages closest to Guri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Guri

As per the Census of India 2011, Guri village had a population of 336. That makes it the 117th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Guri village has 178 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guri has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Guri covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Guri falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Guri is Kastha, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Guri is about 15 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guri is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 7.4 km away. Kastha is about 13 km away. Gaya is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sobha Khap (under 2 km), Bajraha (under 2 km) and Bagha Khap (under 2 km).

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

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