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About Gurra Village

Gurra is a mid sized village in Kudra tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 716, made up of 389 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.9 hectares hectares.

Gurra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Kudra
Area (hectares) 129.9 hectares
Population 716
Male Population 389
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gurra compares

By the 2011 count Gurra is the 68th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,263 residents. Its 129.9 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gurra

Gurra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gurra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurra from other places

Gurra lies about 85 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Kumahu, about 4.1 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 Gurra
Nearest railway station Kumahu 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kudra 4.2 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 21 km
District headquarters Kaimur 85 km

Villages closest to Gurra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kudra 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 Gurra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurra village had a population of 716. That makes it the 68th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,263 residents.

Gurra village has 389 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurra has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Gurra covers 129.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurra falls under Kudra tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gurra is Kumahu, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gurra.

Gurra is about 85 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurra is in Kudra tehsil of Kaimur district. Kumahu is about 4.1 km away. Kudra is about 4.2 km away. Bhabhua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanwakh (under 2 km), Deokali (under 2 km) and Derwan (under 2 km).

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

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