About Gurha Village

Gurha is a mid sized village in Areraj tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 741, made up of 381 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Gurha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Areraj
Area (hectares)	70 hectares
Population	741
Male Population	381
Female Population	360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurha compares

By the 2011 count Gurha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Gurha

Gurha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gurha from other places

Gurha lies about 25 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 15 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 Gurha
Tehsil headquarters	Areraj	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Ratan Sarai	15 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	25 km

Villages closest to Gurha

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

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Common questions about Gurha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurha village had a population of 741. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,380 residents.

Gurha village has 381 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurha has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

Gurha covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurha falls under Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gurha is Ratan Sarai, about 15 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 village for Gurha.

Gurha is about 25 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurha is in Areraj tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Areraj is about 7.6 km away. Ratan Sarai is about 15 km away. Purba Champaran is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.