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About Gurah Mondian Village

Gurah Mondian is a large village in Hiranagar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,062, made up of 1,114 males and 948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurah Mondian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurah Mondian village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Hiranagar
Pincode 184142
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 2,062
Male Population 1,114
Female Population 948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Gurah Mondian compares

By the 2011 count Gurah Mondian is the 13th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Gurah Mondian

The census records public bus service for Gurah Mondian as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Mondian from other places

Gurah Mondian 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 Mondian
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 Mondian

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.

Common questions about Gurah Mondian

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurah Mondian village had a population of 2,062. That makes it the 13th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Gurah Mondian village has 1,114 males and 948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurah Mondian has about 851 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 Mondian is 184142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurah Mondian covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gurah Mondian 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gurah Mondian.

Gurah Mondian 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 Mondian 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.

The closest recorded villages are Gurah Baildaran (under 2 km), Gurah Mehtian (under 2 km) and Gurah Sarkari (under 2 km).

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

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