About Ghuraka Village

Ghuraka is a mid sized village in Bhaderwah tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,008, made up of 504 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghuraka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghuraka village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Bhaderwah
Pincode	182221
Area (hectares)	193.4 hectares
Population	1,008
Male Population	504
Female Population	504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghuraka compares

By the 2011 count Ghuraka is the 17th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 545 residents. Its 193.4 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Ghuraka

Ghuraka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghuraka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ghuraka from other places

Ghuraka lies about 13 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Udhampur, about 48 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 Ghuraka
Tehsil headquarters	Bhaderwah	12 km
District headquarters	Doda	13 km
Nearest railway station	Udhampur	48 km

Villages closest to Ghuraka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghuraka village had a population of 1,008. That makes it the 17th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 545 residents.

Ghuraka village has 504 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghuraka has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Ghuraka is 182221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghuraka covers 193.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghuraka falls under Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Ghuraka is Udhampur, about 48 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghuraka.

Ghuraka is about 13 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghuraka is in Bhaderwah tehsil of Doda district. Bhaderwah is about 12 km away. Doda is about 13 km away. Udhampur is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.