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About Gurhi Village

Gurhi is one of the larger villages in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,069, made up of 3,646 males and 3,423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 727 hectares hectares.

Gurhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 727 hectares
Population 7,069
Male Population 3,646
Female Population 3,423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gurhi compares

By the 2011 count Gurhi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 727 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Gurhi

Gurhi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gurhi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gurhi from other places

Gurhi lies about 13 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Garh Banaili, about 5.1 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 Gurhi
Nearest railway station Garh Banaili 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 7.2 km
District headquarters Purnia 13 km

Villages closest to Gurhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurhi village had a population of 7,069. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Gurhi village has 3,646 males and 3,423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurhi has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Gurhi covers 727 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurhi falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gurhi is Garh Banaili, about 5.1 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 km distance for Gurhi.

Gurhi is about 13 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurhi is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Garh Banaili is about 5.1 km away. Kasba is about 7.2 km away. Purnia is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamra (under 2 km), Mahthaur (2.1 km) and Lagan (2.5 km).

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

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