About Guruwala Village

Guruwala is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 256 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Guruwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guruwala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Paonta Sahib
Pincode	173025
Area (hectares)	197 hectares
Population	497
Male Population	256
Female Population	241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Guruwala compares

By the 2011 count Guruwala is the 83rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Guruwala

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

Guruwala lies about 37 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 35 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 Guruwala
Tehsil headquarters	Paonta Sahib	9.6 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	35 km
District headquarters	Sirmaur	37 km

Villages closest to Guruwala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paonta Sahib 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.

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Common questions about Guruwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Guruwala village had a population of 497. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Guruwala village has 256 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guruwala has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Guruwala is 173025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Guruwala covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Guruwala falls under Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Guruwala is Dehradun, about 35 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 Guruwala.

Guruwala is about 37 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guruwala is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 9.6 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 9.6 km away. Dehradun is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.