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About Ghursena Village

Ghursena is a large village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,667, made up of 1,354 males and 1,313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 856.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghursena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghursena village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491340
Area (hectares) 856.61 hectares
Population 2,667
Male Population 1,354
Female Population 1,313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghursena compares

By the 2011 count Ghursena is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 856.61 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Ghursena

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

Ghursena lies about 90 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 14 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 Ghursena
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 14 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 26 km
District headquarters Durg 90 km

Villages closest to Ghursena

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghursena village had a population of 2,667. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Ghursena village has 1,354 males and 1,313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghursena has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Ghursena is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghursena covers 856.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghursena falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Ghursena is Bhatapara, about 14 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Ghursena.

Ghursena is about 90 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghursena is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Bhātāpāra is about 14 km away. Bhatapara is about 14 km away. Nawagarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Enamshahi (2.2 km), Bhopsara (2.5 km) and Chicholi (2.8 km).

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

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