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About Gureda Village

Gureda is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,567, made up of 759 males and 808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gureda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gureda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491221
Area (hectares) 337.23 hectares
Population 1,567
Male Population 759
Female Population 808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gureda compares

By the 2011 count Gureda is the 32nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 337.23 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Gureda

Gureda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gureda as Available. 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 Gureda from other places

Gureda lies about 21 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Gundardehi, about 7.4 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 Gureda
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Gundardehi 7.4 km
District headquarters Durg 21 km

Villages closest to Gureda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gureda village had a population of 1,567. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Gureda village has 759 males and 808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gureda has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Gureda is 491221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gureda covers 337.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gureda falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gureda is Gundardehi, about 7.4 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gureda.

Gureda is about 21 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gureda is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gunderdehi is about 7.0 km away. Gundardehi is about 7.4 km away. Durg 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 Sikola (under 2 km), Saloni (under 2 km) and Nahada (under 2 km).

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

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