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About Gurial Village

Gurial is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 39 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurial village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 44.51 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 39
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurial compares

By the 2011 count Gurial is the 320th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 44.51 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Gurial

Gurial is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gurial 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurial from other places

Gurial lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 5.8 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 Gurial
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Talara 5.8 km
Nearest town Mamun 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Gurial

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurial village had a population of 84. That makes it the 320th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Gurial village has 39 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurial has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Gurial is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurial covers 44.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gurial falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gurial is Talara, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gurial.

Gurial is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurial is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 5.0 km away. Talara is about 5.8 km away. Mamun is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahni (under 2 km), Jharoli (under 2 km) and Sanjor (under 2 km).

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

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