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About Guraila Village

Guraila is a mid sized village in Dehri tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,933, made up of 991 males and 942 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares.

Guraila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guraila village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dehri
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 1,933
Male Population 991
Female Population 942
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Guraila compares

By the 2011 count Guraila is the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Guraila

Guraila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Guraila 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 Guraila from other places

Guraila lies about 34 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Pahleja, about 6.6 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 Guraila
Nearest railway station Pahleja 6.6 km
Nearest town Sasarām 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dehri 13 km
District headquarters Rohtas 34 km

Villages closest to Guraila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Guraila village had a population of 1,933. That makes it the 26th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents.

Guraila village has 991 males and 942 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guraila has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Guraila covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Guraila falls under Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Guraila is Pahleja, about 6.6 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 Guraila.

Guraila is about 34 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guraila is in Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district. Pahleja is about 6.6 km away. Sasarām is about 11 km away. Dehri 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 Nawadih (under 2 km), Bharkunria (1.5 km) and Bhatauli (2.5 km).

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

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