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About Kangra Gurasa Village

Kangra Gurasa is a small village in Paonta Sahib tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 176 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangra Gurasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangra Gurasa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Paonta Sahib
Pincode 173025
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 176
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangra Gurasa compares

By the 2011 count Kangra Gurasa is the 101st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kangra Gurasa

Kangra Gurasa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kangra Gurasa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kangra Gurasa from other places

Kangra Gurasa lies about 33 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 39 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 Kangra Gurasa
Tehsil headquarters Paonta Sahib 16 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 16 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 33 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 39 km

Villages closest to Kangra Gurasa

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.

Common questions about Kangra Gurasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangra Gurasa village had a population of 361. That makes it the 101st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Kangra Gurasa village has 176 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangra Gurasa has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 915.

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

Kangra Gurasa covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kangra Gurasa is Dehradun, about 39 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 <5 km distance for Kangra Gurasa.

Kangra Gurasa is about 33 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangra Gurasa is in Paonta Sahib tehsil of Sirmaur district. Paonta Sahib is about 16 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 16 km away. Sirmaur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shiwa Ridana (under 2 km), Amboa (1.5 km) and Ram Nagar (1.6 km).

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

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