About Gurah Mehtian Village

Gurah Mehtian is a mid sized village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 531 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurah Mehtian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurah Mehtian village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Hiranagar
Pincode	184142
Area (hectares)	168 hectares
Population	984
Male Population	531
Female Population	453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	853
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gurah Mehtian compares

By the 2011 count Gurah Mehtian is the 34th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Gurah Mehtian

Gurah Mehtian is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gurah Mehtian 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurah Mehtian from other places

Gurah Mehtian lies about 28 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Hira Nagar, about 3.3 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 Gurah Mehtian
Nearest railway station	Hira Nagar	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hiranagar	6.7 km
Nearest town	Sāmba	16 km
District headquarters	Kathua	28 km

Villages closest to Gurah Mehtian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hiranagar 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 Gurah Mehtian

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurah Mehtian village had a population of 984. That makes it the 34th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Gurah Mehtian village has 531 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurah Mehtian has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Gurah Mehtian is 184142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurah Mehtian covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurah Mehtian falls under Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gurah Mehtian is Hira Nagar, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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 Gurah Mehtian.

Gurah Mehtian is about 28 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurah Mehtian is in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Hira Nagar is about 3.3 km away. Hiranagar is about 6.7 km away. Sāmba is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.