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About Gurah Village

Gurah is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 142 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 63.61 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 142
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gurah compares

By the 2011 count Gurah is the 113th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 63.61 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Gurah

Gurah is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gurah as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurah from other places

Gurah lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 8.4 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 Gurah
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 8.4 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 33 km

Villages closest to Gurah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurah village had a population of 278. That makes it the 113th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Gurah village has 142 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurah has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Gurah is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurah covers 63.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurah falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gurah is Jawalamukhi Road, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gurah.

Gurah is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurah is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 8.4 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Dharamsala 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 Ghagher (9.0 km), Chakban (10 km) and Bahi (11 km).

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

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