About Gurweth Khurd Village

Gurweth Khurd is a small village in Khansahib tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 139 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.7 hectares hectares.

Gurweth Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurweth Khurd village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Badgam
Tehsil	Khansahib
Area (hectares)	22.7 hectares
Population	271
Male Population	139
Female Population	132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	950
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gurweth Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Gurweth Khurd is the 89th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 22.7 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Gurweth Khurd

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

Gurweth Khurd lies about under 2 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Badgam station, about 3.5 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 Gurweth Khurd
District headquarters	Badgam	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Badgam station	3.5 km
Nearest town	Soyībug	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khansahib	11 km

Villages closest to Gurweth Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khansahib 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 Gurweth Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurweth Khurd village had a population of 271. That makes it the 89th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Gurweth Khurd village has 139 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurweth Khurd has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 924.

Gurweth Khurd covers 22.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gurweth Khurd falls under Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gurweth Khurd is Badgam station, about 3.5 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 Gurweth Khurd.

Gurweth Khurd is about under 2 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurweth Khurd is in Khansahib tehsil of Badgam district. Badgam is about under 2 km away. Badgam station is about 3.5 km away. Soyībug is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.